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flows

  • plural
    of flow.
    flow
    verb (used without object)
    to move along in a stream.
  • present tense form
    of flow (3rd person singular).
    flow
    verb (used without object)
    to move along in a stream.

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Higher rates reduce the present value of future cash flows.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

About 56% of the water from the State Water Project flows to urban areas, while 44% is used for agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Preliminary Kpler data show oil flows through Hormuz and associated transfers outside the strait fell 27% in the week ended Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In those years of rapid globalization, trade flows often grew at double the rate of economic output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

These flows did not reach as far away from the mountain as the earlier lateral blast, which had already killed almost everything living in the area of Pumice Plain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone