downstream

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of miles downstream, that will help raise the level of Lake Powell, which straddles the Utah-Arizona border and is three-quarters empty, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“Rising prices due to shortage concerns directly effects downstream buyers,” Dhar says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

As a result, even if crude production comes back, fuel and gas supplies can remain constrained due to slower recovery in these downstream facilities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

"We have big chillers that hold all of our chilled and frozen food across the city, where we'll see increased prices. We will feel a pinch and so will our charity partners downstream."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It caught the raft and pulled the nose around, so that it aimed downstream but along the edge, bouncing against the bank and sliding beneath overhanging willows and brush.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen