chute

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Here’s where economics will take a far-reaching hand, as public investors should note, given the spate of initial public offerings coming down the chute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Food waste is not separated or recycled, but instead is put down the same chute.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

On its first day in operation, as ocean waves crashed behind him, an EPA contractor used a Bobcat with a front claw to pick up a metal drum and hold it over the machine’s chute.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

There are realms of adulthood I just can’t get to, because every time I climb a ladder of effort, I fall down a chute of impulsivity.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

And after him Johnny Pacheco was knocked off when Sunflower bucked into the chute gate Nick Rael couldn’t swing open fast enough; Johnny almost broke a leg.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols