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funnel

[fuhn-l] / ˈfʌn l /


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In a report in July, the PIJ claimed the bureau had received a complaint alleging US intelligence believed top Malawi military personnel may have helped to secretly funnel heavy weaponry to Sudan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 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

If brands want to keep their customer acquisition funnel alive, they have to stop fending off the refurbished market and start owning it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Alphabet is instead choosing to funnel resources to its Google Cloud business, which Nathanson believes is a more profitable strategy than “chasing frontier leadership at any cost.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Rias, riverbeds that have been flooded by the sea, form deep harbors that reach inland, creating channels that can funnel waves.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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 hot air rises off the desert floor, cooler air pours down from above and funnels between the mountain ranges, sending unpredictable gusts sweeping across the tennis complex.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2026

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

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

Manet started small, teaching me simple formulae of the sort required for twice-tough glass and heat funnels.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

Investors remain skeptical that the billions of dollars funneled into AI will produce blockbuster profits that justify that spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Earlier this year, Lewin funneled $3.8 billion to a small arm of the United Nations, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, quadrupling the budget of the agency.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Those institutional orders will get funneled through S&P Global’s Equity Bookbuild platform.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Still, the bulk of the family’s headrights had been funneled to Mollie Burkhart, whose wealth was controlled by Ernest.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Every attack was funnelled out wide before a hopeful cross was delivered and cleared in what was essentially a set-piece defending drill.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

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

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

Then the U.P. engine panted up, with its burnished bands and balloon stack, that reminded you of the skirts the women wore, save that it funnelled down.

From The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories by Cy Warman

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

Cheat Code: Chinese AI companies attempted to clone American AI models by funneling real Chinese user queries to them via a network of intermediate platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

They contend that the higher costs will be passed along to consumers, and they also take issue with funneling a new funding source to a niche industry without going through the budget process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has complained that Chinese companies are funneling their goods through other countries, such as sending nearly finished clothes through third countries for final touches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

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

Experts say the infamous hacking team is working nearly 24 hours a day - potentially funnelling the money into the regime's military development.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025

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

From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023

Mr Jones - who has declared both personal and business bankruptcy - has been accused of funnelling money to friends and family in an attempt to hide his assets.

From BBC ● May 29, 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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