upstream
Example Sentences
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When floodwater reaches the border, it is overwhelmingly because rain has fallen upstream - not because Nepal has opened a gate.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sustained prices could improve upstream project economics, encourage higher development spending, while greater cash-flow visibility may prompt operators to resume deferred brownfield and asset-integrity work, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Rimal's warehouse business, a few kilometres upstream, remained inaccessible, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Rescuers took photos of some of the bodies that had been carried more than 100 miles from the upstream areas most affected by the flood and posted them at the hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
On the other side, in the narrow path between the river and the cliffs, voices snarled, getting louder as they approached from upstream.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
