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Global investors, who have been spooked by unpredictable crackdowns on sectors from e-commerce to education in recent years, have been streaming out of Chinese assets lately.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

People have been streaming in and out of the store throughout the day to make last-minute purchases.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2023

On Sudan’s opposite side, in recent days thousands of mainly South Sudanese refugees have been streaming across the 1,200 mile-long border between the two once-warring nations, on a return trip to South Sudan.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

Others joined the tens of thousands who have been streaming out of the city in recent days.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

“Now that the Vast Wall is abandoned, men have been streaming into the city every day!”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin