upstream

Example Sentences

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The full Fish Moon refers to when shad fish came upstream to spawn and Breaking Ice Moon highlights the arrival of warmer weather.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

However, tensions with Petroleum Sarawak could weigh on near-term upstream investments in Sarawak amid regulatory uncertainty, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The question is whether that caution is traveling far enough upstream, before patients are symptomatic.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

In this environment, an effective national counterterrorism strategy would likely point to stopping terrorism further upstream, interrupting radicalization and violent mobilization at an earlier stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Hazel put his forepaws on the low side and looked gingerly over upstream.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams