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trickle

[trik-uhl] / ˈtrɪk əl /


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Investors are wondering if Super Micro’s orders can trickle down into earnings growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The great wealth transfer might be on hold, but the great wealth trickle is well under way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Most of the eating establishments that line this stretch of road are hidden behind metal shutters, and a trickle of people and cars pass through.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Even as the relentless rise in Los Angeles housing costs seems to have paused, condominium sales slowed to a trickle this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

On nights when a single wandering soul arrived at the cottage, that river she was describing felt like a swift trickle; and more important, it only moved in one direction.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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