downstream

Example Sentences

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Containment booms installed by Thames Water caught some of the discharge, preventing some of the substance from spreading further downstream, but the water remains contaminated.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Instead, they could funnel into shared downstream programs that ultimately determine how cells behave.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

This will partially offset softer downstream margins and elevated cash capital expenditure of $20.9 billion, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Each year, the Bureau of Reclamation is required to release a plan detailing how it will keep water downstream of Shasta Dam cold enough to protect salmon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Lahars of mud and debris swept down the South Fork and North Fork of the Toutle River with reports of a twelve-foot wall of water, mud, logs, and buildings being pushed downstream.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone