funnel
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In recent years, alternative asset managers and private-equity players acquired life and annuity insurers to funnel billions of dollars of sticky policyholder premiums into complex private loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Newman called the Neo a “strategic on-ramp product” that can “expand the funnel of users who can then be monetized through Apple’s higher-margin services platform.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Scientists are interested in these areas of deep water and steep mountains because they can funnel nutrient-rich water up to the surface, providing feeding grounds for animals or as fishing spots.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
In the CMZ, cold molecular gas moves along elongated filaments that funnel material into dense clumps where stars can form.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
The watery funnel looks speckled with stars, like a portal to a deep, dark place.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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