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Recent Examples of floodgate
Over time, the expense of providing a wire of connectivity to the home becomes a floodgate of costs.
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Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The private markets landscape has fundamentally changed Perhaps the biggest reason why Chime’s upcoming IPO won’t open the public markets floodgate is, that the landscape has fundamentally changed.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Hood takes Littlejohn’s massive hand and the floodgates open, the big man crying fat tears that roll down his face to the gurney below.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
But by 2023, the floodgates really opened up and answered some of those questions.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The private markets landscape has fundamentally changed Perhaps the biggest reason why Chime’s upcoming IPO won’t open the public markets floodgate is, that the landscape has fundamentally changed.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Hood takes Littlejohn’s massive hand and the floodgates open, the big man crying fat tears that roll down his face to the gurney below.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
But by 2023, the floodgates really opened up and answered some of those questions.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgate
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Still, on May 4, India lowered sluice gates at the Baglihar dam, effectively reducing the downstream flow to Pakistan through the Chenab River by up to 90%, according to the Hindustan Times.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 May 2025
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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Some cities, such as San Francisco, are already taking this approach with the construction of flood barriers.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Leo's ascension to the top of the Catholic Church was a surprise, Jameson said, because being a U.S. citizen was long considered a barrier to the papacy.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Medics said most of the dead, including women and children, resulted from a barrage of Israeli airstrikes that targeted several houses in the Jabalia area in northern Gaza.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Much like two nights earlier, Skinner wasn’t tested with a barrage of high-quality chances.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The situation escalated when GUNTHER mentioned Goldberg's family, provoking the Hall of Famer to jump the security barricade.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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People hurled insults as the police started taking down the barricades.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2025
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The flood bypass in Yolo and Solano counties diverts floodwaters from the Sacramento River away from the capital city and neighboring communities through a series of weirs.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
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Everything on this bottle does double duty: the protective push-to-open lid keeps the spout clean, the convenient carry loop doubles as a lock, and the double-walled insulation keeps drinks cold for up to 24 hours.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
16 May 2025
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And Michigan is no lock to enter the Week 4 clash with a number beside its name.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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