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trickle

[trik-uhl] / ˈtrɪk əl /


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Yet when it comes to the ways AI is filtering into Americans’ jobs, many workers are looking at a trickle so far, rather than a flood.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 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

“This is a way to invest very little money in a lot of different productions and hope for some big wins from those productions that can trickle up.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"The benefits of AI have to trickle down to people," he says.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Wash felt a trickle of sweat begin between his shoulder blades.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Wells Fargo recommends stocks in the tech, industrials and financial services sectors as spending on artificial intelligence trickles down into the rest of the economy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Pistachio’s ubiquity is also new as the nut trickles down from TikTok virality to mass market explosion.

From Salon May 6, 2026

I love this idea that we can bring people together and then it trickles out to other things.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 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

Something warm trickles from the corner of my mouth.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Details about what’s in their new trade deal have trickled out.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Details about what’s in the new trade deal have trickled out.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 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

Sweat trickled down the back of my neck.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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

Joe pointed to a trickling stream that crossed the trail up ahead.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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