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Recent Examples of spigot
The run spigot continued to flow.
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Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Saudi Arabia, frustrated and losing market share, opened the spigots in 1986, crashing the oil price.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
23 May 2026
The market has yet to come to terms with how few employees tech companies actually need to keep the cash spigots flowing.
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Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
There could be a massive turnaround, businesses flocking to the city, government aid turning the spigot back on, costs remaining static.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Saudi Arabia, frustrated and losing market share, opened the spigots in 1986, crashing the oil price.
—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
23 May 2026
The market has yet to come to terms with how few employees tech companies actually need to keep the cash spigots flowing.
—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
There could be a massive turnaround, businesses flocking to the city, government aid turning the spigot back on, costs remaining static.
—
Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spigot
valve
Noun
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Isar called off a launch attempt on January 21 due to an issue with a pressurization valve, and then halted a countdown on March 25, moments before liftoff, when engineers detected rising temperatures in the rocket’s liquid propane fuel.
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Even receiving heart valves from pigs or cows can trigger some people with the syndrome.
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“Spigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spigot. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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