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trickle

[trik-uhl] / ˈtrɪk əl /


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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

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

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

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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