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trickle

[trik-uhl] / ˈtrɪk əl /


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But that number appears set to rise once the final results from a few dozen uncalled races trickle in.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

A tsunami, a trickle — or something in the middle?

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

The seat count could trickle in for days, followed by weeks or months of horse trading to come up with a coalition that can govern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Up and down the country, Israelis will gather to watch the results trickle in, with Netanyahu's Likud meeting in Jerusalem and Eisenkot's Yashar - formed only last year - assembling in Tel Aviv.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The cold, gray trickle of dawn had already begun to seep into the tent.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

On the other side of the street, drain water trickles through the many potholes that have gutted that part of the road.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The price increase trickles down to all goods sold across the economy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

A tiny stream now trickles through the weeds on the lake bed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 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

Ranofer sat straight up, the goose flesh rising on his arms and little trickles running down his spine.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Money trickled back to some Paraguayans hit by a sprawling banking crisis Monday, while their newly appointed president shuffled his cabinet and prosecutors sought international assistance to trace missing funds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

But few of the benefits of that wealth had trickled down to the people who produced it.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

While some third-quarter results trickled in last week, 79 companies in the S&P 500 are due to report in the week ahead as the pace ramps up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

The bottleneck has trickled down to personal computers, which has sent prices higher, at the expense of units sold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Sweat trickled down the sides of their faces and their cheeks were flushed.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

About 30 minutes after the polls in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District closed at 6 p.m., the first numbers from rural counties began trickling in.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Election Day has arrived at last, and results for the midterm elections will start trickling out tonight.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Details are still trickling out, but here’s what we know.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The money starts compounding immediately instead of trickling in over the five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

She heard the trickling of the spring, and the night wind in the grass.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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