had funneled
- past perfect of funnel.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Branson, who owns 75% of Virgin Orbit, had funneled $55 million into the company in recent months, according to technology news site TechCrunch.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
He revealed how he allegedly had funneled at least $180,000 in payoffs to the county assessor’s staff 13 years ago, enlightening prosecutors to details of which prosecutors had been unaware, the records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
In September 2020, Francis stripped Becciu of his Vatican positions and cardinal rights, except for his titles, amid media reports that Becciu had funneled funds belonging to the Holy See to relatives and friends.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
In August 1940, Congress created the Defense Plant Corporation, which had built 344 plants in the West by 1945, and had funneled over $1.8 billion into the economies of western states.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Five hundred thousand depositors had funneled $2 billion into his sixteen banks and had been promised 15 percent interest on their money.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
