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streams

  • plural of stream.
  • present tense form of stream (3rd person singular).

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Streams turned chemical when operators left and the cleanup passed to taxpayers.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

Streams of other services — those not owned by AT&T — were counted against the cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

Streams with ample connections to shallow groundwater flowpaths have greater microbial diversity and are more effective at preventing toxic forms of metals -- often products of upstream mining -- from entering and being transported downstream.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

Streams of fossil fuels didn’t run alongside freshwater salmon highways, said Swinomish Chair Steve Edwards.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Streams of sunlight shot through Cecile’s cheap curtains and pointed out Delphine, you got a whole lot of work to do.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia