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What began as a trickle of oil in April expanded into a slick operation freeing massive amounts of oil and alleviating one of the worst shocks to energy markets in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Finally, even the interviews slowed to a trickle.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

As I stood against the bar top and watched people shyly trickle in, Vasquez came up to me.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

"There has been some resumption of tankers passing today but still only a trickle," she added.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The little trickle of smoke they’d seen a short while ago had turned into a huge, raging wildfire.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

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

Jackson said: "That trickles downstream to mean that comedy is not getting funded even though it generates billions in revenue, millions in tax, it's not being proportionately reinvested back into the sector."

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Mama kept pouring him little trickles of tea.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Press access and related battles have trickled down to the local level, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

Five cups of coffee trickled their slow way through her innards.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

But this time, on championship point number six, a serve came cracking down that Muchova could barely get a racquet to, the ball trickling away just a few yards along the grass.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

Additional conditions allow for shares to keep trickling out into the market ahead of the six-month expiration date.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

“You could hear the water trickling down and birds singing, and we had a nice spring breeze,” the country singer and “Yellowstone” actor told Vogue, which had an exclusive on the event.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

The toilet flushes, and the sound of water trickling down through the building breaks the quiet.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya