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funnel

[fuhn-l] / ˈfʌn l /


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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

We had a probably bit of aluminum foil and I had a funnel.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

An investigation found that the Clippers used team sponsors to funnel extra money to Leonard beyond what league financial rules allow.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

He said that investors want to see evidence that Adobe’s “freemium” funnel will translate to durable paid-subscriber growth, and not weaken the pricing power for its premium offerings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

A big yellow funnel collecting for some children’s charity that’s really unpleasant to think about.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

As hot air rises off the desert floor, cooler air pours down from above and funnels between the mountain ranges, sending unpredictable gusts sweeping across the tennis complex.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2026

In Canada, home to 31 private technology companies each valued at more than $1 billion, the federal government funnels money into leading-edge research and welcomes skilled immigrants to conduct it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 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

Palantir began as a defense contractor and has since found other customers selling a platform that funnels data into simple dashboards that use artificial intelligence to aid decision-making.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

“Sometimes the sun pulls too. He says that around the islands, the tides make funnels that can swallow boats whole.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

In 2003, McLeod’s patrons funneled more than $100,000 through The Fellowship to compensate him.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

This evolution was thanks to a daring business move from Huang, who funneled the profits Nvidia generated from its gaming business to develop a software layer called Compute Unified Device Architecture, or CUDA.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

According to prosecutors, McCluskie, Williamson, and another consultant skimmed $225,000 from one of Becerra’s dormant campaign accounts and funneled it to McCluskie through various entities.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

So German agents funneled money to Indian immigrants in the United States, who used it to fund a revolt in their home country.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Much of England's creative work under Tuchel is funnelled through Anderson and Kane, but Ghana's players went man to man to keep them quiet.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

They reported slow "airport style" security checks before the capacity crowd was funnelled through three gates.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Spurs ultimately funnelled Villa's play down the middle while also setting up to have numerous players in that area of the pitch.

From BBC May 4, 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

Trendon squatted and funnelled his hands to one eye.

From The Mystery by Stewart Edward White

With American refiners funneling the fuel oil into international markets, the domestic supply has dwindled, driving up prices.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

They contend that the higher costs will be passed along to consumers, and they also take issue with funneling a new funding source to a niche industry without going through the budget process.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 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

Many individual investors maintain significant exposure to the Mag Seven—but they are increasingly funneling dollars toward less famous stocks that they are hoping will emerge as the next set of AI superstars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The long lines, three and four abreast, funneling to the meeting hall, were kept in strict ordfer by Fruit of Islam men communicating by walkie-talkie.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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

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

The cardinal was also accused of funnelling vast sums of money to his home diocese of Sardinia, some of which reportedly benefited his family.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2023

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

From Reuters Nov. 24, 2023

Our ventilating system utilises the normal fire draught, but also by suitable holes in the funnelling causes the same draught to extract foul air at higher levels.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott




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