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 ## Usage
 
-You can load the dataset using 🤗 Datasets:
+You can load the dataset using 🤗 Datasets.
+
+⚠️ **Note**: By default, `load_dataset` will download the *entire* dataset locally.  
+If you only want to iterate over the data without downloading everything first, use the `streaming=True` argument (see example below).
 
 ```python
 from datasets import load_dataset
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 image, mask, depth = example["image"], example["mask"], example["depth"]
 ```
 
+**Streaming mode (recommended for large datasets):**
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+
+# Load in streaming mode: data is streamed on the fly without full download
+ds_stream = load_dataset("ABC-iRobotics/SynWBM", name="all", streaming=True)
+
+# Iterate through samples
+for example in ds_stream["train"]:
+    image, mask, depth = example["image"], example["mask"], example["depth"]
+    # process the example...
+```
+
 ### Intended Use
 
 The dataset is intended for research in: