trickle
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That makes the trickle of inbound Americans a positive sign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
And that could stimulate more activity for companies involved in building and financing these projects, which will eventually trickle down to the broader economy, the Wells Fargo team said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
“This is a way to invest very little money in a lot of different productions and hope for some big wins from those productions that can trickle up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"The benefits of AI have to trickle down to people," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Bernini’s intention must have been for the water to trickle musically from the wide shell with its irregular edges into the basin below.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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“And that trickles down to these interview subjects seeing the increased quality and going, ‘I like the way these things look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
If fresh information that trickles in late can be used to resolve bets, they might never be fully settled, these traders argue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
That has driven worries of rising inflation, as the cost of fuel trickles down to consumers through virtually every industry.
From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026
Pistachio’s ubiquity is also new as the nut trickles down from TikTok virality to mass market explosion.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
The cold trickles on his face reminded Jon of the day he’d bid farewell to Robb at Winter- fell, never knowing that it was for the last time.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Details about what’s in the new trade deal have trickled out.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Let’s stop all the discrimination against street vendors... Enough!” she said in Spanish while tears trickled down her face outside City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Residents trickled in, bringing pets and helping the elderly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Volunteers served warm meals and donations from local residents trickled in.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Sweat trickled down the back of his neck.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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The bubbly 28-year-old sits on the porch of a bungalow at the temple complex and says hello to the other women, who start trickling into the room.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He is waiting to catch a clear liquid trickling from a spout near the bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
By Monday morning, there had been no reports of Israeli strikes or continued fighting, with some residents of southern Lebanon cautiously trickling back to their homes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Some of the funds that the Kim regime made through selling weapons and hacking are trickling down to the residents,” said Lee, who heads a data-research center owned by DailyNK, an online publication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Something hot and wet was trickling down his chin and from his forehead.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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