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spigot

[spig-uht] / ˈspɪg ət /


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Public companies can use their stock to open the financing spigot quickly.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Without that money spigot, David Ellison’s own ventures look much more perilous.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

I knew the salary spigot would slam shut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“When does the spigot stop? When do we stop throwing away money?” asked Burgess, who wants to see subsidies shrink.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

They finished the water that Zero had gotten from the spigot by the showers.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar




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