Example Sentences

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Since 2020, when Washington turned on the spigots to counter effects of the pandemic, government-benefits fraud cases have increased 242%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“They can turn these spigots on or off whenever they need to,” Sansoterra said of Big Tech’s capital expenditures.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

But the housing authority says it found no correlation between the concentrations of lead found at the spigots and kitchen faucets, prompting them to prioritize in-unit testing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024

The content spigots were, in large part, turned off.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023

At the other end of the beast are hundreds of spigots, large and small.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan