downstream

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Jackson said: "That trickles downstream to mean that comedy is not getting funded even though it generates billions in revenue, millions in tax, it's not being proportionately reinvested back into the sector."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Hanley thinks opportunities await commodity investors who understand the connections and can see the downstream impacts before they make headlines.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“For ICE to sustain the anticipated increase in enforcement operations and arrests in 2026, an increase in detention capacity will be a necessary downstream requirement,” the document concluded.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Blocking that single chemical tag helped maintain normal TSC2 levels and reduced downstream changes associated with excessive mTOR signaling.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

“Upstream or downstream? What does your gut tell you?”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech