trickle
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Now, hiring has slowed to a trickle, and companies from Amazon.com to Meta and United Parcel Service have laid off thousands of managers and other staff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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
The effects trickle down: A student who accepts a wait-list offer will then renege on their original commitment, sending that school to its own wait list to fill the spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
A trickle of sweat ran down my spine.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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