upstream
Example Sentences
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“We remain of the view that magnet capacity will be quicker to come on vs. upstream assets,” say the analysts.
Over the past twenty years, this shelf has developed increasing fractures around a major shear zone located upstream of that pinning point.
From Science Daily
Tensions also have been growing between Iran and Afghanistan over the Helmand River, with Iranian leaders accusing their upstream neighbor of not letting enough water flow into the country.
From Los Angeles Times
It favors planters with significant Malaysian upstream operations, as they benefit from strong sensitivity to crude palm oil prices, while facing limited risk of land confiscation.
The trust also said that the project site was the furthest upstream that salmon had been recorded in the River Ecclesbourne.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
