upstream
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"There are certain highly sensitive issues in transboundary matters like comprehensive data of river flows that countries might not want to share, particularly upstream countries," says Arun Bhakta Shrestha, a former senior specialist at ICIMOD.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Malaysia Offshore Support Vessel Owners’ Association expects stronger demand as upstream activity expands in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, he notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Green Party councillor Andy Brown said the levels of sewage going in the rivers "is deeply disgusting" and called the latest testing further upstream "far from reassuring".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Chinook salmon swim upstream first in the fall, and coho salmon usually start appearing in the Scott River to spawn in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A couple of the boys saw me sitting in the shade of that tree, and as soon as they did, they stopped dead, pointed at me, and motioned to the others to head back upstream.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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