funnel
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He said that investors want to see evidence that Adobe’s “freemium” funnel will translate to durable paid-subscriber growth, and not weaken the pricing power for its premium offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Specifically, the court noted that existing disclosure laws and rules about earmarking donations already act as disincentives for donors hoping to use parties as a means to indirectly funnel money to candidates.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Business-school graduates often funnel into finance, consulting, tech and professional services, “exactly the sectors where employment is declining the most,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The plan is for power lines to funnel this green energy to the megacities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chongqing.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
She lived down the road from us, past Doña Lola’s house, almost at the funnel end of the barrio.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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In Canada, home to 31 private technology companies each valued at more than $1 billion, the federal government funnels money into leading-edge research and welcomes skilled immigrants to conduct it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
A more moderate Santa Ana wind event typically funnels gusts through canyons, but isn’t powerful enough to climb mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Palantir began as a defense contractor and has since found other customers selling a platform that funnels data into simple dashboards that use artificial intelligence to aid decision-making.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
"When it comes to the corridor, it funnels right through," says Ms Hammar, who has gone to the hospital twice because of the way the gas "feels like its squeezing your heart".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Buy three funnels to make much easier filling containers.
From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
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In 2003, McLeod’s patrons funneled more than $100,000 through The Fellowship to compensate him.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Those institutional orders will get funneled through S&P Global’s Equity Bookbuild platform.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
This evolution was thanks to a daring business move from Huang, who funneled the profits Nvidia generated from its gaming business to develop a software layer called Compute Unified Device Architecture, or CUDA.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
Iran funneled arms to many of the groups, which later took on a role in fighting Islamic State fighters who swept into Iraq from Syria in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Not when we were afraid, but when we were wide awake and lucid, my mother funneled China into our ears: Kwang- tung Province, New Society Village, the river Kwoo, which runs past the village.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have funnelled billions to position themselves as regional AI and technology hubs, aiming to attract high-skilled talent.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Millions more were funnelled into art by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, a private jet, and the production of the Hollywood movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Najib's stepson.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
Businessman Mr Low, who funnelled money to Michel, was accused of stealing about $4bn from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund during the infamous 1MDB scandal.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
But despite strong earnings releases in recent quarters, traders have started questioning the wisdom of chasing ever-higher prices, with cash mostly funnelled into a handful of big-name companies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
A choice cement and careful work are necessary for the confection of its slender, funnelled shaft.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
Anthropic, despite its push to source as much compute as possible, may decide to stop funneling its cash to a rival.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
With demand for AI computing surging, producers of memory chips are funneling limited supplies instead to Nvidia and other companies at the center of the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
In a dark room, a doctor pointed to an hourglass shape glowing on the ultrasound screen: There was her amniotic sac, funneling into her dilated cervix, and there was their tiny daughter’s foot, dipping out.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
The couple was accused of funneling millions from the law firm to prop up Erika’s music career.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Dad was in the kitchen, funneling dishes into the dishwasher as fast as they came.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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He said high pressure over Europe was funnelling hot air north from northern Africa, with the weather system hindering cloud formation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The cardinal was also accused of funnelling vast sums of money to his home diocese of Sardinia, some of which reportedly benefited his family.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
Helsinki says Moscow is funnelling them to the border, a charge the Kremlin denies.
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023
In funnelling the money into the industry, the French government aims to stop "prices collapsing... so that wine-makers can find sources of revenue again", Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
"It's all right fellows," he roared down the shaft, funnelling his hands.
From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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