upstream

Example Sentences

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Visitors should avoid ocean water and any wet sand for at least three quarters of a mile upstream or downstream from the beach, the county public health department said in a release.

From Los Angeles Times

"Water from upstream communities can move quickly through channels with little warning. What may look shallow or calm can suddenly become fast-moving and dangerous," the agency warned in a post on X.

From Barron's

The Government meanwhile continues efforts to grasp the so-called "upstream" causes of the migration crisis, including through work with neighbouring countries.

From BBC

But the bottleneck you’re describing — the exchange media itself — is upstream of everything else.

From MarketWatch

To confront this, Washington must also streamline the U.S. mine-permitting process and rebuild upstream supply chains that factor heavily into chip making.

From MarketWatch