downstream

Example Sentences

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"We wondered whether all these different genes may be mediated by some shared downstream signaling that we can discover and target instead."

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Each year, the Bureau of Reclamation is required to release a plan detailing how it will keep water downstream of Shasta Dam cold enough to protect salmon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Waste was found more than 300 metres downstream from its Marsh Farm base.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Delays and dysfunction will slow hiring, interrupt clinical trials, and delay downstream commercialization.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The current roared past the rock and took him like a chip, sucking him downstream.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen