downstream

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

The Fire Department continued looking for the woman downstream, sending fire trucks and using a helicopter to try to locate her, according to footage shot by newsgathering outlet OnScene.TV.

From Los Angeles Times

Refining oil into fuel, part of the companies’ “downstream” operations, has been a profitable business for both companies this year, in part because Ukraine has destroyed several Russian refineries, reducing total global capacity.

From Barron's

"We are reducing complexity, focusing the downstream on our leading integrated businesses, and accelerating delivery of our plan," she added.

From BBC

As floodwaters surged downstream, they gathered animal carcasses from the surface, along with living creatures and skeletal remains caught in their path.

From Science Daily