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Recent Examples of floodgate
But the floodgates opened this year, when the league office increased the number of foreign players allowed on each team’s 30-player roster from seven to 20.
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Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
As far as the floodgates that Welcome Mat opened up as far as human me, girl me, is different now.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
The war in Ukraine cannot end on Kyiv’s terms if Russia remains an open floodgate for Chinese supplies, and Europe cannot remain prosperous if China has almost free rein to hollow out Europe’s industrial economy.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2024
However the floodgates then opened and the second half saw the hosts run away with a victory that should settle the nerves going into the next set of games.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
As far as the floodgates that Welcome Mat opened up as far as human me, girl me, is different now.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
The war in Ukraine cannot end on Kyiv’s terms if Russia remains an open floodgate for Chinese supplies, and Europe cannot remain prosperous if China has almost free rein to hollow out Europe’s industrial economy.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2024
However the floodgates then opened and the second half saw the hosts run away with a victory that should settle the nerves going into the next set of games.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 16 Oct. 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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Yet, many aspects of women’s healthcare remain rigid, impersonal and filled with barriers.Mallory Walsh, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The state has sought to erect barriers around practices that put the elderly at risk for financial abuse.Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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Israel has also exchanged missile barrages with the main backer of Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The footage does not show Brooks provoking or physically responding to the barrage of punches against him.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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What To Know Photos and videos from the morning clash captured chaotic scenes as KMT lawmakers attempted to dismantle chair barricades or climb over a ledge leading to the speaker's area.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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But there is none of the urgency to rush the barricades or join the political resistance that followed the 2016 election.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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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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Many of the state’s wildlife officials got their start working on a weir.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
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Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns are virtual locks for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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In his thinking, the state was like a store owner who fears getting robbed and installs locks.John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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