trickle
Example Sentences
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They say that reducing fees will save small businesses money and trickle down into lower prices for consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Those belts, if you’ll remember, were the trigger for Meryl Streep’s Oscar-nominated speech about how her imperious fashion magazine editor in chief Miranda Priestly creates trends that trickle down to the rest of us rabble.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
“That public-market indication will trickle into the secondary market.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
During the morning, a steady trickle of voters could be seen heading to polling stations in the West Bank, while foreign diplomats observed the process.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Files began to transfer again, but the stream of people filling the outer lab had slowed to a trickle.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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