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trickle

[trik-uhl] / ˈtrɪk əl /


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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 power cuts have made normal life almost impossible, with each outage also meaning that water supplies trickle away and ceiling fans slow to a halt.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

I can't make the pale orange stream of water trickle into my bucket any faster.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

I love this idea that we can bring people together and then it trickles out to other things.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Oil prices would likely need to remain lower for a longer stretch of time before it trickles down to retail prices, which tend to fall much more slowly than they rise.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

Chesney said he plans to build on each practice, and his coaching staff will set a standard that trickles down to the players.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2026

All this sincerity trickles down to the performances, too.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

Water from Barbie’s hair trickles down my arm as I hold her over the fish tank, waiting for the dripping to stop.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

A handful of day-trippers trickled aboard the boat in hiking boots.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Volunteers served warm meals and donations from local residents trickled in.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

The rising costs of energy have trickled down to nearly every part of the economy, from gas prices to shipping costs, and rising inflation fears have pushed long-term U.S. bonds yields to multi-decade highs.

From MarketWatch May 24, 2026

The qualities that defined a “bop” quickly became less specific when they trickled down through social media.

From Salon May 10, 2026

Tears rushed to my eyes; those from the left fell on his overalls, while those from the right trickled down my nose and into the air and landed beside the first.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Yet it’s hard to see the spoils of an AI-driven economy trickling down to everyone.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

HIV program funds are trickling back into L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The money trickling down the Slam draws has increased significantly in recent years.

From BBC May 27, 2026

Along the way, the filing said, Allen recorded his appreciation for the changing landscapes, for example writing on his phone that Pennsylvania's woods resembled "vast fairy lands filled with tiny trickling creeks."

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

Then even his blood was golden and glowing, filled with little pinpoints of light, like stars, slowing down, trickling out of him like the turn of constellations across the sky.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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