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[floh] / floʊ /




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That erased $215 billion in market value after the electric-vehicle maker missed earnings targets and reported negative cash flow for the first time in two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Despite lowering guidance for revenue, IBM maintained its expectation for free cash flow to increase by about $1 billion in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Hannah Pedone explained how the company reported negative free cash flow for the first time and looked ahead at how Alphabet will keep spending heavily over coming quarters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

But you draw closer and those forms seem to flow like melting wax, as if the universe itself were dissolving before your eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Townshend lowered it so that the president's legs were above the level of his head and blood could flow to his brain and other organs.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

World trade flows rose for a second month in May, a sign of economic resilience that may be challenged by a fresh wave of U.S. tariff hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

And it vowed to order an "independent, third-party verification by a competent global company, who will monitor the alumina flows from Aughinish and subsequent export out of Russia".

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

As part of the Sustainable materials and material flows research area, Martin Sahlberg is studying whether Sweden's deposits could become the foundation for a more sustainable magnet industry.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Even if disrupted flows through both straits fall another 4 million barrels a day from current levels, the market can sidestep an acute shortage as long as “demand stays close to today’s depressed levels.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

A mortgage bond was a claim on the cash flows from a pool of thousands of individual home mortgages.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The data shed light on how immigration detention has ebbed and flowed so far in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Since then, billions in European radio royalties have flowed back to U.S. musicians—not only household names, but backup singers and session musicians, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The money flowed at the precise moment that changes to global regulation of stablecoins was transforming the value and prospects of that sector.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Hot material consistently rose beneath the day side, flowed across the upper region, cooled as it reached the night side, then sank before returning through the lower mantle.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

The moment my back was turned, the odors of swamp mud and decaying leaves drove out the tang of wood smoke, and darkness flowed in like a thunderclap.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Unlike Earth, the Moon has no active plate tectonics, flowing water, or substantial atmosphere to rapidly erase old craters.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

The partnership at its height included billions in US financing flowing to the South Asian nation, which Washington relied on for military supply routes and counterterrorism cooperation.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The artificial-intelligence boom could see a hiccup, along with the torrent of capital spending that has kept deals flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

People still marvel at Miyazaki’s handcrafted backgrounds and his painstaking dedication to balancing its feather-light score with the melodies of flowing water or the gentle crunch of a child’s footfalls on grass and gravel.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

And gently shimmering dust was flowing along the currents.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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