trickle
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Shipping experts are watching the trickle of vessels emerging from Iranian ports and passing through the Strait of Hormuz to see what impact the US blockade will have.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
If it’s true to form, it will next seek to extend the cease-fire to hash out terms and allow more fuel to trickle out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"We will likely also begin to see a trickle of vessels going into the Gulf, but those two will not be of the same magnitude."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Gasoline prices shot up fast as fighting raged in Iran and shipping through a waterway vital to the world’s oil supply slowed to a trickle.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Eventually, the bounce lessened to a dribble, and then the dribble sputtered to a trickle, until it finally reduced back to his usual lumbering step.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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