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upstream

[ uhp-streem ]

adverb

  1. toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.


adjective

  1. directed upstream; situated upstream:

    an upstream journey; an upstream hideout.

  2. 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 ).
  3. against or opposite to the direction of transcription, translation, or synthesis of a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule.

upstream

/ ˈʌˈٰː /

adverb

  1. in or towards the higher part of a stream; against the current
  2. (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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of upstream1

First recorded in 1675–85; up- + stream
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But this is the first time either side has announced a suspension - and notably, it's the upstream country, India, giving it a geographic advantage.

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State officials say 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.

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Memo’s family is from Oaxaca, where a huge corporation has militarized a dam upstream.

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I didn’t see a lot of big names invested in Vietnam, but they are pushing their upstream suppliers to invest instead.

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And yet little work was done to support upstream processes like obtaining critical minerals, says Ms Gray from Benchmark Intelligence.

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