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funnel

[fuhn-l] / ˈfʌn l /


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It’s that it’s much more difficult to parse through an algorithmic funnel of opinions and perspectives that can often appear half-formed or entirely outside their context.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

An independent commission found City had broken rules over a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018 by creating "sham" contracts with commercial partners to secretly funnel more than £830m into their football operations.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In return, it is alleged that Ethiopia has helped funnel arms to the UAE's allies in Sudan, though that is denied by both countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Luxury tax penalties from clubs that exceed the thresholds funnel back to low-revenue clubs through revenue sharing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was an oval basket, woven with an interior funnel into which a hapless river prawn had swum.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The whales were believed to have died in such numbers in this particular area because it is a popular foraging habitat -- and has a V-shaped trench that funnels carcasses to the seafloor.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

As Silicon Valley now funnels untold riches into server farms around the country, Rizer said, “I wait for those guys to call me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

But versatility is also a lost art — collateral damage during the construction of the pipeline that directly funnels social media stars to the screen.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

"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

Leo told them about his new hobby as a genius inventor of musical funnels.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The owners allegedly underreported how much they paid their employees by more than $100,000 each year and funneled profits through mortgage payments and investments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

All that saved money gets funneled by state-owned banks into state-owned enterprises and favored industries—artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars—to keep production humming, whether or not anyone at home is actually buying what’s being made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

Only a little rain made it through, and what did funneled right down the leaves and to the ground.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

But not all of it is funnelled into learning.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Searle pointed out that Langsang Lirung sits on the crest of the high Himalayas and there are "incredibly steep valleys" on both sides of the mountain, which could have funnelled the water at higher speeds.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

He told BBC Scotland News a lack of a "meaningful queuing structure" saw thousands of fans funnelled through "a series of bottlenecks and pinch points".

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Spurs ultimately funnelled Villa's play down the middle while also setting up to have numerous players in that area of the pitch.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

A basket funnelled fireplace, twigs of juniper snapping in it, in a ground-floor room opening on to a great harbour.

From Là-bas by Keene Wallace

Most voters interviewed by AFP agreed that Collins had done well in funneling federal funding back to Maine over the years and that 58-year-old newcomer Jackson would not be so successful.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The rise of a roster-budget model in college sports means that every dollar a team spends on its starting quarterback is one it isn’t funneling toward a capable backup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The shift is a stark example of one of the biggest trends on Wall Street: private-credit firms gobbling up life insurers and funneling policy premiums into high-interest private loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The story about Aspiration Partners funneling $28 million to Kawhi Leonard continues to amaze me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

She said the word “fat” slowly, funneling it back and forward, and thought about all the other things she had learned not to say aloud in America.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Liverpool have often pressed in a 4-4-2 diamond shape, initially encouraging opponents to play short before launching more aggressive pressing sequences, often funnelling the ball centrally before trying to win it back.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

Its Vision 2023 plan, spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, includes funnelling money into sectors such as tourism, entertainment, and sports.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

Helsinki says Moscow is funnelling them to the border, a charge the Kremlin denies.

From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023

It is a bold step to make holes in the funnelling as obviously any uncertainty of draught might fill the hut with smoke.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott


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