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trickle

verb as in run out

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The county will give the first tranche of money to the fund administered by BrownGreer in January, though it’s unclear when that money will trickle down to victims.

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The recent ceasefire has allowed more freedom of movement for humanitarian workers, said Saberton, but only a "trickle of aid" is being allowed in, that is "nowhere near enough."

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A growing trickle of these smaller employers have turned in a different direction—moving away from offering traditional health plans.

As JPMorgan’s workers trickled back to work, they saw the new colossus rising about one floor every week as they looked out of their cafeteria windows and cubicles.

In the bathrooms and laundry on the third floor, barely a trickle of water came out the taps because of a lack of pressure.

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