open the floodgates
Example Sentences
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That decision could also open the floodgates, with schools using those entities to circumvent the cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
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
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
It has only been nine months since he died, and now my teacher wants me to open the floodgates and lose control of my emotions by writing a book?
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
