feeder

Example Sentences

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The wait list is also used as a “soft no” or a “pat on the back” to maintain relationships with counselors at feeder schools, the college’s donors and legacy families, consultants said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"These small facilities are feeder pools to go into the bigger facilities like the pools in Edinburgh and Aberdeen," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

PPB, based in Conshohocken, Pa., operates a platform that includes feeder funds to facilitate investments in nonpublic asset classes such as private equity and real estate.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

However, when the concentration reaches 2%, they visit the feeder about half as often.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

She went on to tell me about making a bird feeder by putting peanut butter on a pine cone and rolling it in bird seed.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor