trickle
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And that could stimulate more activity for companies involved in building and financing these projects, which will eventually trickle down to the broader economy, the Wells Fargo team said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
"It started as a small trickle and over the weeks it has got bigger - they need to get their act together."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“This is a way to invest very little money in a lot of different productions and hope for some big wins from those productions that can trickle up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The power cuts have made normal life almost impossible, with each outage also meaning that water supplies trickle away and ceiling fans slow to a halt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Deep in her belly she felt a vague cramping and a warm damp trickle into the thick sanitary pad the nurse had given her.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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Pistachio’s ubiquity is also new as the nut trickles down from TikTok virality to mass market explosion.
From Salon ● May 6, 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
Oil prices would likely need to remain lower for a longer stretch of time before it trickles down to retail prices, which tend to fall much more slowly than they rise.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Chesney said he plans to build on each practice, and his coaching staff will set a standard that trickles down to the players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
He finds a little well behind of one of the small-holdings where clear water trickles into a stone trough.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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A handful of day-trippers trickled aboard the boat in hiking boots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Volunteers served warm meals and donations from local residents trickled in.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The rising costs of energy have trickled down to nearly every part of the economy, from gas prices to shipping costs, and rising inflation fears have pushed long-term U.S. bonds yields to multi-decade highs.
From MarketWatch ● May 24, 2026
The qualities that defined a “bop” quickly became less specific when they trickled down through social media.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
He returned to the bank, close to where the rill from the spring trickled out into the River.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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He is waiting to catch a clear liquid trickling from a spout near the bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
But water was trickling through holes in the heavily damaged roof.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Additional conditions allow for shares to keep trickling out into the market ahead of the six-month expiration date.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The money trickling down the Slam draws has increased significantly in recent years.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
She heard the trickling of the spring, and the night wind in the grass.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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