trickle
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Yosemite Falls is dry and Vernal, Nevada and Bridalveil falls are usually down to a trickle in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
That promises to heap more pressure on an already strapped public — even if the full economic impact of higher energy prices might take a while to fully trickle down to the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
As he watched in-the-know travelers trickle in, he noticed something missing: a chic place for them to stay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"It started as a small trickle and over the weeks it has got bigger - they need to get their act together."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It had been less than half an hour since she’d first seen that trickle of smoke.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Their influence trickles down to fans in other ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Now, the lack of rain is reducing some stretches of the Danube and Rhine to mere trickles, threatening industry that has long relied on the mighty waterways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Pistachio’s ubiquity is also new as the nut trickles down from TikTok virality to mass market explosion.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
This money trickles through the economy, and some of it ends up adding to the earnings of big, traded companies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
He finds a little well behind of one of the small-holdings where clear water trickles into a stone trough.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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Yet after the announcement, a dozen tellers continued to serve the Farsi-speaking customers who trickled in to do business in the bright space decorated with Persian-themed mural work and tiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
That White House staffers apparently felt comfortable anonymously attacking Holmes in personal terms suggests that the impulse has trickled down too.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 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
Avery slowly poured buttermilk on Wilbur’s head and back, and as it trickled down his sides and cheeks, Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman rubbed it into his hair and skin.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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Auen and Walker delight in trickling real historical information — the result of painstaking research they both conducted studying the Chronovisor — through the film at a slow but steady, always compelling pace.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 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
Election results are still trickling in for primary races across California, including in Los Angeles, where incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is up against reality-star-turned challenger Spencer Pratt to lead the city.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
He could feel the buttermilk trickling down his sides.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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