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[floh] / floʊ /




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Another way to potentially reduce energy bills is to lower the flow temperature of your combi boiler.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Keep it as an emergency reserve and work on allocating some of your monthly cash flow toward your debt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Volatility continued over the third quarter but work-arounds, pipelines and ship-to-ship transfers have allowed crude to flow out of the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Much of Venezuela’s raw crude is so thick that it won’t flow through pipelines unless it is first blended with 20% or more of oil thinner products.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

His heart pumped so hard that he felt the rush of hot blood flow to his head.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

"However, in the short term, with severely challenged volumes, we need to reinforce our turnaround plan with additional decisive actions, lowering our break-even point and improving cash flows to make us more resilient."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Having traders located at the refineries has helped the company ensure crude and product flows capture opportunities as they arise, the company’s Chief Executive Meg O’Neill said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

With the rain falling this week, plus the prospect of a wet winter, some are now bracing for a different variety of wildfire threat: the possibility of flooding and debris flows in burn scar areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Just how it flows through to U.S. consumer prices is unclear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

And the magic flowed and flowed from the old witch into the new, the way water flows down the mourn tain.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Before the war, roughly a fifth of global oil and gas flowed through the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

At the same time, the remaining molten material flowed preferentially toward the near side.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The bulk of that cash flowed to established startups with previous funding rounds and more developed products, Sasson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In his two-decade career, Deol’s fortunes have ebbed and flowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

A surge of energy pulsed out from the Governor and flowed into Pong's fingers.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

See: Oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf like before the Iran war.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The author’s own research involves measuring tiny electrical currents flowing through parts of our brain cells called ion channels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A lava dome forms when relatively thick, viscous lava accumulates around a volcanic vent rather than flowing freely across the surrounding landscape.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Thanks in large part to the agreement,” Wade said, “there is a surge in confidence about the future of Venezuela’s oil industry and, as a direct result, substantial new investments are flowing into the country.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

I relax my body, flowing with the movement.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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