Example Sentences

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“Some of the funds that the Kim regime made through selling weapons and hacking are trickling down to the residents,” said Lee, who heads a data-research center owned by DailyNK, an online publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Those gains are trickling down to the company’s bottom line.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Bondi’s efforts to cover this up have only guaranteed that the documents are trickling out a little at a time, meaning the story isn’t going away any time soon.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

Friends and neighbors who left town are trickling back home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

Bobbito is drumming a solo, and more people are trickling in.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi