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But the floodgates really seemed to open as the 00s turned into the 2010s.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/15/shake-rattle-and-write-why-the-music-memoir-is-booming
But then, the floodgates truly burst.
Day 340 of WW3: The floodgates are poised to open.
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Dominion alleges that Bartiromo’s interview with Powell opened the floodgates for false allegations about the company and became “a focal point of discussion within multiple shows at Fox.”
Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/fox-news-hosts-dominion-lawsuit-documents.html?via=rss
Geelong's three behinds were the only scores of a dour third term, but the floodgates finally opened in the final quarter as Julia Crockett-Grills, Renee Garing, Aishling Moloney, and Parry all registered goals.
"If it was not for the floodgates, it would be very wet, to say the least - with flooding like we've had, without barriers, people would definitely be hesitant to come into Upton."
If we welcome persons who are not born here, we must be careful not to open the floodgates without due process as exists everywhere else.
It opened the floodgates for a jaw-dropping summer transfer window when the previously unheralded Saudi league snapped up some of the biggest names in the sport.
Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/08/neymar-gets-rapturous-welcome-at-big-spending-saudi-club/
It opened the floodgates for many more of the franchise to eventually make their way onto Nintendo consoles outside of Japan.
Source: https://gamerant.com/fire-emblem-games-best-stories/
Marianne Birkby, from Radiation Free Lakeland, said she feared exploratory drilling by West Cumbria Mining may have had an impact on the "fragile honeycomb of mines and opened the floodgates of contaminated mine water that was previously static".
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-64540263?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Meanwhile in Perth, the floodgates on the South Inch and the North Inch were closed by council staff, as were the gates at the harbour/lower Friarton.
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/power-outages-travel-disruption-continues-31762649
Pinchbeck then kept Melton at bay until the last half-an-hour when the visitors grabbed the game by the scruff of its neck and the floodgates opened.
Source: https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/sport/football/melton-move-up-into-top-five-with-win-4342304
Resilience can move from a “wish” to a reachable goal – but we must thoughtfully and deliberately open the floodgates of collaboration now.
Source: https://www.scmagazine.com/perspective/why-we-need-harmonized-global-cybersecurity-regulations
Suffice it to say that trip opened the floodgates behind which the real me had been imprisoned.
The floodgates opened for Inverness in the second half, though, and the breakthrough came when Andrew Shinnie cut in from the left and steered a terrific shot into the roof of the net from a tight angle.
The floodgates remain open.
"The original scoop by Fionnán Sheahan and Melanie Finn about an impending corporate governance problem at the broadcaster opened the floodgates for months of Oireachtas hearings, resignations and public outrage.
“The question is whether Haley’s move opens the floodgates of announcements.
Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/16/who-will-be-next-run-for-the-gop-nomination/
"They're capturing the credit card data so they can re-use that and the floodgates open," Miller said.
Source: https://www.denver7.com/ups-store-owner-stops-25-000-scam-warns-against-common-scams
“They’re really restricted in their choice of books, so we’re hoping to open up the floodgates.”