spigot

Example Sentences

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Without that money spigot, David Ellison’s own ventures look much more perilous.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

It is past time to tighten the spigot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

At the same time, use of the Fed’s standing repo facility — seen as a liquidity spigot for financial institutions in search of short-term cash to finance their operations — increased in late October.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

Additionally, the OPEC+ campaign to increase production is on track to conclude in 2026, notably tightening the global oil-supply spigot.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

He looked up, saw me, closed the spigot, and set the pitcher in the sand.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk