funneled

Example Sentences

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“If transit is funneled through a smaller, controlled portion of the strait, you’re not stopping barrels, but you are constraining them — creating friction and likely reducing overall throughput.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Is this land that should be funneled into big, private development projects, in a way that might reproduce the same systems?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

From July 2017 to February 2021, he funneled tens of thousands of dollars in donations to his campaign committee back to himself through his mother, Dora Asghari, and friend Zacharias Diamantides-Abel, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Amazon has steadily grown as it funneled cash into its online business, adding new categories of goods, including high-ticket items such as luxury handbags and cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Others were educated for jobs in the Nut or funneled into the ranks of Peacekeepers.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins