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funnel

[fuhn-l] / ˈfʌn l /


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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

An investigation found that the Clippers used team sponsors to funnel extra money to Leonard beyond what league financial rules allow.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

With funnel cakes in the shape of her beloved butterfly and fashion exhibits with eye-popping heels and wigs, Dolly Parton’s theme park has history, entertainment, reverence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The White House said the global exemption was being used to "evade tariffs and funnel deadly synthetic opioids" to the US.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

I loved all the sounds and smells of the festival—corn dogs and kettle corn and chili and funnel cakes.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

The residents soon suspected the funnels contained some kind of herbicide that was slowly killing the tree - a suspicion also shared by arborists who came to examine it.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

He funnels huge amounts of money into those picks so they can win markets and drown out rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

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

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

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

For years, big cruise ships funneled crowds into destinations like Venice and Barcelona, fueling overtourism concerns and prompting officials to impose restrictions on cruise traffic, ship size and visitor volume.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

Fifteen feet deep and miles and miles long, Miami’s canals funneled freshwater from the Everglades and rainwater from regular storms through the city and out to the sea.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

They reported slow "airport style" security checks before the capacity crowd was funnelled through three gates.

From BBC Jun. 18, 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

Mr. Spokesly pulled Archy Bates close up to him so that his lips were actually funnelled in the other's ear and breathed back: "Take it from me, Archy, he ain't fit for his job!"

From Command by William McFee

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

It seems there is possibly a second sponsor, Daktronics, that is funneling money to Kawhi Leonard for doing nothing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Many individual investors maintain significant exposure to the Mag Seven—but they are increasingly funneling dollars toward less famous stocks that they are hoping will emerge as the next set of AI superstars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“They're for funneling light before we get our channellors. But we don't get them until we're Level Twos. My older sister let me use hers once, though.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

Last week, a federal court in St Louis indicted 14 North Koreans for allegedly being part of a long-running conspiracy aimed at extorting funds from US companies and funnelling money to Pyongyang's weapons programmes.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2024

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

"Listen and believe!" he cried; and funnelling his hands about his lips, he stooped over the central hole.

From At a Winter's Fire by Bernard Edward Joseph Capes




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