chute

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Here’s where economics will take a far-reaching hand, as public investors should note, given the spate of initial public offerings coming down the chute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Food waste is not separated or recycled, but instead is put down the same chute.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

And that decision has to be made in a heartbeat at the end of a mile-long ice chute covered at speeds exceeding 90 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

There are realms of adulthood I just can’t get to, because every time I climb a ladder of effort, I fall down a chute of impulsivity.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

You started a marble off at the top, and it rolled round and round, down the slipway on the outside, until it got to the bottom, and then dropped into a chute.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill