spigot

Example Sentences

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At the same time, use of the Fed’s standing repo facility — seen as a liquidity spigot for financial institutions in search of short-term cash to finance their operations — increased in late October.

From MarketWatch

Expanding Medicaid would uncork a spigot of about $1.35 billion a year in federal funds to hospitals and health care providers, according to a 2021 report by the office of the state economist.

From New York Times

The White House says the U.S. drilling industry is quick to ask for concessions but slow to open the spigot when consumers need it.

From Reuters

For now, most places are trying to stave off the worst of the drought through conservation instead of shutting off the spigot of growth.

From New York Times

“We have been successful in reducing the spigot of people going into prisons,” Walker said.

From Washington Post