Example Sentences

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More than 13,000 tips have flowed into the bureau.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

By last year, he said, “people gave me a hug” for helping to protect Europe, and job applications from technical experts have flowed in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Look at H-1B visa workers, for example, that have flowed into high tech and made our high-tech industry the best in the world and make us the most innovative economy, both in technology and pharmaceuticals.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Tens of millions of dollars have flowed into the state in recent months, culminating this week in a frenzy of events.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

In the hot big bang model described above, there was not enough time in the early universe for heat to have flowed from one region to another.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking