pour

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While this overbuild of capacity eventually proved useful, it initially led to poor returns on invested capital as telecom companies poured billions into infrastructure that sat idle for many years.

From Barron's

In the foreground, the midwife, known from Byzantine tradition as Salome, meets Joseph’s eyes as she steadies the water he pours into the baby’s bathtub.

From The Wall Street Journal

Various countries, multilateral agencies like the World Bank, and private organisations poured billions of dollars into the recovery effort.

From BBC

Jefferson dreams himself into a restaurant, summoning a waiter—“Garçon, where is the Bordelaise sauce?”— and reaching, blissfully, for another pour of wine, before he is jolted awake.

From Salon

So far, AI-enthused investors have poured money mostly into chip stocks.

From Barron's