pour into
phrasal verb
poured into; pouring into; pours into
: to spend (a large amount of money, time, energy, etc.) on (something)
She has poured thousands (of dollars) into the business.
He has been pouring all his time/resources into the project.
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Every dollar poured into this flawed program is a dollar that could instead support clean energy and climate resilience.
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Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The relaxed restrictions and tax exemptions on cheap products have allowed more than a billion packages to pour into the US at low prices for consumers looking for deals on clothing to household goods.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Russian funds have poured into the country, particularly since the full-scale war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Russia.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
State of play: In the largest tech M&A deal of 2021, Microsoft acquired Nuance in an all-cash transaction worth $19.7 billion — and money poured into the medical scribe space thereafter.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The relaxed restrictions and tax exemptions on cheap products have allowed more than a billion packages to pour into the US at low prices for consumers looking for deals on clothing to household goods.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Russian funds have poured into the country, particularly since the full-scale war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Russia.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
State of play: In the largest tech M&A deal of 2021, Microsoft acquired Nuance in an all-cash transaction worth $19.7 billion — and money poured into the medical scribe space thereafter.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Pour into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20into. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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