trickle
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The war has reduced the passage of tankers through the strait to a trickle.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
As the world’s major auction houses prepare for next month’s spring sales in New York, clues are starting to trickle out about the masterpieces they’ve wrangled to resell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Over the past decade, it’s seen a steady trickle of net outflows, including about $8.8 billion last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The relative trickle of oil passing through the Gulf and the release of oil from reserves is such that, according to Pyziur, belies another potential problem: the lack of fertilizer coming out of Gulf countries.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
As the morning wore on, the trickle became a steady flow.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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