This is something called funnel plot.

The creation of a handful of agencies helped funnel resources towards the war effort.

Consider the hyperbolic debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, which would funnel oil from Canada s Athabasca tar sands in northeastern Alberta to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast.

The current spying scandal is the product of a rudderless US foreign policy focused on narrowly drawn tactical objectives that exist outside the conceptual funnel of a comprehensive vision.

This type of white paper is best used to supplement a product launch, argue a business case, or support a technical evaluation at the bottom of the sales funnel.

The purchase funnel concept is used in marketing to guide promotional campaigns targeting different stages of the customer journey, and also as a basis for customer relationship management (CRM) programmes and lead management campaigns.

One of the charities listed by the United Nations is Benevolence International Foundation (BIF), a quintessential example of how an organization with an admirable purpose can be used to funnel money to sponsor terrorism and violence across the globe.a

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