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
That would open the floodgates for every challenge by a player on a caution to be looked at.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 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
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
