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upstream
[ uhp-streem ]
adjective
- directed upstream; situated upstream:
an upstream journey; an upstream hideout.
- Commerce. of or relating to the early stages in the operations of a business or industry, as exploration and production in the oil business ( downstream ).
- against or opposite to the direction of transcription, translation, or synthesis of a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule.
upstream
/ ˈʌ±èˈ²õ³Ù°ù¾±Ë³¾ /
adverb
- in or towards the higher part of a stream; against the current
- (in the oil industry) of or for any of the stages prior to oil production, such as exploration or research Compare downstream
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Example Sentences
I didn’t see a lot of big names invested in Vietnam, but they are pushing their upstream suppliers to invest instead.
And yet little work was done to support upstream processes like obtaining critical minerals, says Ms Gray from Benchmark Intelligence.
Bonham said the Newsom administration’s ongoing efforts to help salmon populations recover include restoring tidal habitats, modernizing infrastructure, removing barriers that hinder fish migration, and reintroducing salmon in traditional spawning areas upstream from dams.
But Chinook salmon disappeared from the waterway after the construction of the Englebright Dam prevented fish from swimming upstream.
“That’s considered in Japan to be very disrespectful and sort of swimming upstream.â€
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