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[fuhn-l] / ˈfʌn l /


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In a report in July, the PIJ claimed the bureau had received a complaint alleging US intelligence believed top Malawi military personnel may have helped to secretly funnel heavy weaponry to Sudan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the same time, schools wouldn’t be allowed to use booster clubs to funnel money to athletes under the guise of paying them for “name, image and likeness” rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Alphabet is instead choosing to funnel resources to its Google Cloud business, which Nathanson believes is a more profitable strategy than “chasing frontier leadership at any cost.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

These areas are used to strong winds at this time of year but if the windy conditions funnel through the central lowlands there could be some disruption.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

For now, I’d enjoy the hot sun, a freshly fried funnel cake, and the warm feeling of having a friend and a whole lot of people to count on.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

The residents, who still believe the Whanki Museum had the funnels installed, want them to reveal what was in them, so experts can treat the ginkgo.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

As Silicon Valley now funnels untold riches into server farms around the country, Rizer said, “I wait for those guys to call me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

But versatility is also a lost art — collateral damage during the construction of the pipeline that directly funnels social media stars to the screen.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

A more moderate Santa Ana wind event typically funnels gusts through canyons, but isn’t powerful enough to climb mountains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

The headlights came on and cut twin funnels of light in the rain.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

The owners allegedly underreported how much they paid their employees by more than $100,000 each year and funneled profits through mortgage payments and investments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

All that saved money gets funneled by state-owned banks into state-owned enterprises and favored industries—artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars—to keep production humming, whether or not anyone at home is actually buying what’s being made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Earlier this year, Lewin funneled $3.8 billion to a small arm of the United Nations, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, quadrupling the budget of the agency.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Those institutional orders will get funneled through S&P Global’s Equity Bookbuild platform.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

The money, in the form of a five-year grant, would be funneled through Harvard Medical School.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Every attack was funnelled out wide before a hopeful cross was delivered and cleared in what was essentially a set-piece defending drill.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

He told BBC Scotland News a lack of a "meaningful queuing structure" saw thousands of fans funnelled through "a series of bottlenecks and pinch points".

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Millions more were funnelled into art by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, a private jet, and the production of the Hollywood movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Najib's stepson.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

Businessman Mr Low, who funnelled money to Michel, was accused of stealing about $4bn from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund during the infamous 1MDB scandal.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

Mr. Spokesly pulled Archy Bates close up to him so that his lips were actually funnelled in the other's ear and breathed back: "Take it from me, Archy, he ain't fit for his job!"

From Command by William McFee

Walter’s makeover of Delaware Life and other insurers he ran through parent company Group 1001 added a twist, funneling cash into private loans to his other businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The story about Aspiration Partners funneling $28 million to Kawhi Leonard continues to amaze me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Roberts, the suit alleged, was the hub of the operation, funneling fake art through his gallery from multiple sources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has complained that Chinese companies are funneling their goods through other countries, such as sending nearly finished clothes through third countries for final touches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

I moved along with a big crowd of kids, circling the main building and funneling into the wooden walkways that led to the portables.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

He said high pressure over Europe was funnelling hot air north from northern Africa, with the weather system hindering cloud formation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Alliance Party councillor Jill Truesdale also lives in the area and described seeing the water "funnelling down the mountain".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

Those grants and loans, together with the clean energy tax credits that are also part of the IRA, have been funnelling billions of new federal and private dollars into developing clean energy.

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

Helsinki says Moscow is funnelling them to the border, a charge the Kremlin denies.

From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023

Then the funnelling wind tore the pinnacled rock tops clear of the billowing mist.

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut




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