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Burke’s first target was flights by Iranian carrier Mahan Air, a private carrier linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and thought by the West to funnel arms, troops and supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

At the same time, schools wouldn’t be allowed to use booster clubs to funnel money to athletes under the guise of paying them for “name, image and likeness” rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

These areas are used to strong winds at this time of year but if the windy conditions funnel through the central lowlands there could be some disruption.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

In my head, I spin my octopus funnel to point directly at them and dose them with a generous helping of freezing cold salt water.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

The thousands of square miles of mountain watershed around us, the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos, are as steep as roller coasters, and the rain funnels off them in tumults.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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

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

Pamela Bynes holds up one of those plastic cooking funnels.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

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

A gray haze that swirled up into the sky, slowly at first, then swaying slightly with the breeze until it funneled up, up, up into the clouds.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

Much of England's creative work under Tuchel is funnelled through Anderson and Kane, but Ghana's players went man to man to keep them quiet.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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

When City had the ball, United's 4-4-2 funnelled them into wide areas, where they defended with four players.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

Rijkenberg told parliament the money received from the United States was funnelled into the account of Eswatini's disaster agency, NDMA.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

Once more I funnelled my hands and answered them.

From A Crime of the Under-seas by Guy Newell Boothby

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

Chinese artificial intelligence companies attempted to clone American AI models by funneling real Chinese user queries to them via a network of intermediate platforms, Anthropic said in a report published Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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

By funneling income and investment toward export industries and away from consumers, this depresses consumption and expands the current account surplus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Hands swept forward, seconds away from funneling me inside….

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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

The door has been left ajar, funnelling an icy breeze into the bar where a small group of members sup pints.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023

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

From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023

"It's all right fellows," he roared down the shaft, funnelling his hands.

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut