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Recent Examples of floodgate
Then the floodgates opened and the points really started to come in the second half, climbing to a point per game as one of the Colts’ top offensive players by season’s end.
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
And as far as the crazy-complete 28-disc box devoted to Dylan and the Band’s 1974 tour, only a portion of which was heard on the original Before the Flood, well, open those floodgates.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
So to shoot 60 felt like the floodgates kind of opened up for us.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Foreign nationals are not allowed to donate to political candidates or super PACs — committees that are a product of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC case that opened up the floodgates for election spending.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
And as far as the crazy-complete 28-disc box devoted to Dylan and the Band’s 1974 tour, only a portion of which was heard on the original Before the Flood, well, open those floodgates.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
So to shoot 60 felt like the floodgates kind of opened up for us.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Foreign nationals are not allowed to donate to political candidates or super PACs — committees that are a product of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC case that opened up the floodgates for election spending.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgate
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2016
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From Marian Anderson breaking racial barriers in 1939 to Dr. King inspiring millions in 1963 and modern activists continuing the fight for justice today, the Lincoln Memorial stands as a monument to progress, resilience, and hope.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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If the throngs of fans lining the barriers of the red carpet were anything to go by (their screams were audible from the water), Thailand certainly loves Lisa back.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s what the office of state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, has been working hard to do after a barrage of phone calls from terrified individuals.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Still, despite Trump’s barrage of criticism against the Fed, Bessent is assuring Wall Street that the administration isn’t trying to twist the Fed’s arm, but rather carve out its own approach.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Hornets’ security, the Observer previously reported, typically places barricades outside the stadium’s loading dock area to keep pedestrians and fans at bay — particularly when a car is leaving.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seeing the makeshift barricade, the OP decided to add their own contribution, placing their cart by the driver's side door.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The flood bypass in Yolo and Solano counties diverts floodwaters from the Sacramento River away from the capital city and neighboring communities through a series of weirs.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
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Ensure the driver has keys or knows the combination for all door locks.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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At the moment, King tries to reassure tariff-wary buyers that putting a deposit on appliances locks in their prices — prices which may rise significantly after tariffs are imposed.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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