trickle
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But Rohith said the economic benefits would not necessarily trickle down from the warehouse-like facilities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
But a trickle of upgrades in the past few races finally all came together with the introduction of a new floor in Baku, the weekend before Malaysia.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Yosemite Falls is dry and Vernal, Nevada and Bridalveil falls are usually down to a trickle in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Yet when it comes to the ways AI is filtering into Americans’ jobs, many workers are looking at a trickle so far, rather than a flood.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
After some time he became conscious of a trickle of something on his chin.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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The price increase trickles down to all goods sold across the economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A tiny stream now trickles through the weeds on the lake bed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
That has driven worries of rising inflation, as the cost of fuel trickles down to consumers through virtually every industry.
From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026
I love this idea that we can bring people together and then it trickles out to other things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Water trickles into the bottom of the tank.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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Updates about the search for survivors have trickled out slowly, while the death toll has remained unchanged since late Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Details about what’s in the new trade deal have trickled out.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
That White House staffers apparently felt comfortable anonymously attacking Holmes in personal terms suggests that the impulse has trickled down too.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Let’s stop all the discrimination against street vendors... Enough!” she said in Spanish while tears trickled down her face outside City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
He straightened with a jolt, and some of it trickled into his shirt, which was already wet from rain.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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The shuttle-run bonanza is trickling down to individual sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Auen and Walker delight in trickling real historical information — the result of painstaking research they both conducted studying the Chronovisor — through the film at a slow but steady, always compelling pace.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Details are still trickling out, but here’s what we know.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yet it’s hard to see the spoils of an AI-driven economy trickling down to everyone.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Despite the February cold, sweat is trickling down Mr. Byrne’s temple.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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