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
What remains to be seen is whether Koepka’s return will open the floodgates for his former LIV colleagues to follow suit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 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
Such a ruling would not revolutionize excessive force litigation or open the floodgates to liability.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 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
