flow
verb (used without object)
to move along in a stream.
Example Sentences
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China, the biggest oil importer, weathered disruption in Middle Eastern flows thanks to gargantuan stockpiles and energy-conservation measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Nepal's floods are a warning for India - not simply because water flows south across the border, but because the two countries share a vast and increasingly volatile Himalayan river system.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
High-multiple growth stocks often derive much of their valuation from cash flows expected far in the future, rather than earnings today, and elevated interest rates discount future cash flows more steeply.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sewage from Tijuana flows into Imperial Beach, Coronado and other parts of southern San Diego County, sickening swimmers and surfers, forcing beach closures and threatening Navy SEALs training in Coronado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Back in 1980,” explained Janine Krippner, a volcanologist who has done research on the pyroclastic flows on Mount St. Helens, “you had these seismographs printed on paper.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
