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[floh] / floʊ /




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But even if Strait of Hormuz traffic doesn’t recover past 30% to 50% of prewar levels, “the flow of oil is likely to be sufficient to meet demand,” they said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Disney would go on to run a similar playbook with its acquisitions of Marvel and Lucasfilm—financing large portions of those deals with stock, then buying back shares with ESPN-funded cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The researchers connected the transmon qubit to a quantum circuit refrigerator, allowing them to control heat flow on the quantum scale and demonstrate that this heat could be transformed into measurable work.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Silicon Valley enriched itself with promises that the cyber revolution would mean more freedom and democracy by enabling the flow of information and communication.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

We follow the flow of traffic down the ramp, and upstream through Kingston.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Reduced river flows have made it harder to meet the needs of states downstream of Powell, leading to more frequent deficits over the last 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

That large living space flows seamlessly into an open-plan kitchen and dining area, which features ample room for multiple guests.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The Russian agriculture ministry announced on Wednesday that it was working to redirect cargo flows to ports in the Baltic and Caspian Seas as well as land routes.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Continued disruption of oil and gas flows threatens to push energy and shipping costs higher, rekindle inflation and weigh on global growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

At once a new warmth flows through me.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

As tributes to Tarling flowed in on Saturday the investigation into a "collision between the cyclist and a light goods vehicle" had begun, according to the National Republican Guard in Portugal.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Funding flowed easily, Aggarwal said, including from Indian subsidiaries of Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Oil-tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global crude and crude products flowed through in peacetime, has ground to a halt in recent days.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

These materials — included in “Let’s Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar,” at Roberts Projects through Aug. 22 — reveal an artist whose creations all flowed from the same restless imagination.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

This corner of the Musengezi, however, flowed over a wide, flat expanse of stone with the remains of trees jutting out here and there.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Japan's Meteorological Agency said the most recent deluge was brought by warm, humid air flowing into the country's east that combined with cold air above to make atmospheric conditions extremely unstable.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The amount of fuel flowing from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast surged nearly sevenfold from February to May.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Infrastructure investments have an important GDP multiplier effect that can foster significant economic growth by keeping basic services available and flowing, Cliquet said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

He also is a downtown loft developer and commissioned studies that helped inform a far less expensive option that would run down near the flowing river, rather than up above.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

They called out to each other in a flowing, sibilant tongue.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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