upstream
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“It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove that? No, because it happened so far upstream,” Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times
Then, as fishing and farming seasons tapered off, many ventured upstream to find seasonal work along the wider stretches of the river.
From Literature
“Enhanced disclosures will give BP’s investors the insights they need to assess whether the company’s plans to increase upstream investments is a value-accretive strategy for them,” the group said.
Its oil & gas division is delivering record volumes via successful upstream execution and its expanded interest in the ‘Corridor Production Sharing Contract’ in Indonesia, the analyst says.
"Together, these upstream effects provide a biological explanation for clinical observations that the benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors often exceed what would be expected from glucose control alone," Haller said.
From Science Daily
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