trickle
Example Sentences
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"If this is actually done by the Americans, it will halt a very tiny trickle of vessels. In the greater scheme of things, it doesn't really change anything," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Gasoline prices shot up fast as fighting raged in Iran and shipping through a waterway vital to the world’s oil supply slowed to a trickle.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
"We will likely also begin to see a trickle of vessels going into the Gulf, but those two will not be of the same magnitude."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Over the past decade, it’s seen a steady trickle of net outflows, including about $8.8 billion last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
They faded to a trickle, and then they were gone.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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