as in to direct
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
funneled endless time and money into his misguided pet project
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Recent Examples of funnel
Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Musk, the world's wealthiest individual, funneled millions into a get-out-the-vote initiative aimed at securing Trump's return to the White House.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Most sales organizations struggle to manage reps consistently and proactively because managers are focused on inspecting down funnel deals, and don’t have the time or analytical expertise to translate a library of dashboards into individual rep coaching and accountability.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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The drug ring funneled more than a half ton of marijuana, several hundred kilograms of cocaine and significant quantities of other drugs into UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Appalachian State University, prosecutors said.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Musk, the world's wealthiest individual, funneled millions into a get-out-the-vote initiative aimed at securing Trump's return to the White House.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Family is front and center in the U.S. presidential campaign: Safety, education, financial security, gender roles, and even immigration all funnel into a family framework.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Most sales organizations struggle to manage reps consistently and proactively because managers are focused on inspecting down funnel deals, and don’t have the time or analytical expertise to translate a library of dashboards into individual rep coaching and accountability.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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Son Malcolm directs this nuanced adaptation of the August Wilson play, and other son John David stars alongside a phenomenal Danielle Deadwyler as siblings butting heads over what to do with an heirloom piano.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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One funding effort will center on incorporating AI pilots into real-world experimentations, and $40 million will be directed to small businesses to draft solutions on AI deployment capabilities.Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition to its minimally invasive insertion, the researchers see other benefits to using a PEG tube.New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Clary strolled on and did a scene that involved a stick of seaside rock, a long-ish tube of rock-hard candy.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Afterward, enjoy Season’s Eating such as warm strudel, piping hot poutine, potato pancakes and more including holiday beverages.Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Cortina’s pajamas are made from Italian organic cotton with turn-back cuffs, and have been dyed and piped to his specifications in a rainbow of colors including blue, mint and orchid pink.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Online life offers both a forum for our reactions and a way of channelling them.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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Until now, the sanctions coalition refrained from using secondary sanctions to target intermediaries that channel these goods into Russia, allowing evasion networks to grow in Central Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East.Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Also deeply vested in the outcome is Orlando city government, which siphons away nearly $100 million of OUC’s annual income to pay for essential municipal services, but which also has been a strong advocate for the utility’s transformation to clean energy.Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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The result is a system teetering on collapse, where trust in the dollar erodes as global competitors like China siphon soft power away from the United States.Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jackson police detective Tommie Brown told WJTV and NBC affiliate WLBT that the Hyundai was carrying a man, a woman, a teenager and two children, all from Copiah County, located south of Jackson.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Judge Maxwell Wiley’s decision will let jurors deliberate a charge of criminally negligent homicide, which carries a lighter punishment.Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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One survey conducted last week by the polling company Realmeter found that 74% of South Koreans supported impeachment.Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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In a recent joint interview with Cynthia Erivo conducted by French content creator Crazy Sally, Grande became emotional discussing the criticism over her appearance.Catherine Santino, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a response to this, in the 1960s, the city added more concrete, channelizing the river in the hopes of getting runoff away from neighborhoods to Lake Michigan as fast as possible.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Funnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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