downstream

Example Sentences

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Delays and dysfunction will slow hiring, interrupt clinical trials, and delay downstream commercialization.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Further investigation found the impact could be found more than a mile downstream.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

She has enough credibility among progressives to be a responsible voice who wouldn’t be swept downstream by the latest, bad trend.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

The industry still treats estate planning as a downstream activity — something you do after accumulating wealth, as a final step.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

I’ll float downstream, come upon his campsite from the riverside while he’s out in the woods looking for me, and I’ll rescue Viola.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness