open the floodgates

Example Sentences

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A successful SpaceX offering could open the floodgates for other IPOs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As Novo Nordisk Chief Financial Officer Karsten Munk Knudsen argued in an interview this week, this isn’t a price war, so much as a search for the price points that open the floodgates of access.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

The problem, she said, is that they’re difficult for states to police for validity and “can really open the floodgates to vastly diminished vaccination rates.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Artists and critics predicted last year Cowboy Carter could "open the floodgates" for country music fans and Spotify credits "viral tracks" from 2024 with the sudden uptick in streams.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

When we were a block away from Calhoun Place, a barrage of thunder cracked open the floodgates to the sky.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros