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[floh] / floʊ /




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Analysts polled by FactSet estimate Nike will generate $1.36 in free cash flow per share over the next 12 months.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Barclays raises its flow and headline assets under management estimates for the U.K. investment management group following the update.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although practical applications will require further development, this atomic-scale approach could eventually help researchers manage both vortex movement and heat flow in future superconducting technologies, potentially enabling more efficient devices that consume less power.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“What is being done to address increased traffic that will flow on unofficial detour routes,?” asked one community member during a virtual open house on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rain had filled the gully and a heavy flow of muddy water loosened his board from its gravel mooring.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Software stocks are also sensitive to rate hikes as their valuations are often tied to cash flows years into the future, and higher interest rates change the way those are valued.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures rose as solid LNG feedgas flows and some short-term weather-driven demand limit end-of-season storage estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

About three-fourths of the water taken from it flows to farmland, about 5 million acres of it, producing alfalfa for cattle as well as lettuce, broccoli and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"There are certain highly sensitive issues in transboundary matters like comprehensive data of river flows that countries might not want to share, particularly upstream countries," says Arun Bhakta Shrestha, a former senior specialist at ICIMOD.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

These flows did not reach as far away from the mountain as the earlier lateral blast, which had already killed almost everything living in the area of Pumice Plain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Nearly $14 billion flowed into U.S. government-bond funds in early October following a record $59.3 billion during the third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

At the same time, the remaining molten material flowed preferentially toward the near side.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

At least $67 million flowed out of two of these accounts to digital wallets connected to the IRGC, the document said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In his two-decade career, Deol’s fortunes have ebbed and flowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

I promised her I would get back to it tomorrow, and thankfully, the conversation flowed again as a heaping bowl was plunked down before me.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

By the standards of “Street Fighter,” Ken and Ryu are actually fairly normal — this is a bizarro universe in which Bison dresses like a Nazi fashionista, complete with flowing cape and a peaked cap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Several major rivers flowing through these countries originate on the Tibetan Plateau.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The horses of the Griffith Park merry-go-round are known for their flowing manes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Viscosity describes how strongly a fluid resists flowing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

If it was now flowing into Magpie Lake, the lake might get big enough, deep enough, that the whole island would eventually be underwater.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret


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