dam
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The energy ministry also said it closed one of the spillways from the Euphrates Dam which it had previously opened in to help reduce the flows.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Elizabeth Strout’s 11th novel centers on Artie Dam, a high-school history teacher in Massachusetts, whose fortunate home life and warm relationship with his students doesn’t prevent him from confronting a crisis of meaning.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In Halifax, West Yorkshire, a 13-year-old boy, named locally as Reco Puttock, was pronounced dead after being pulled from Leadbeater Dam.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Dam impoundment produced different effects depending on reservoir depth.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
The Péligre Dam, as it was called, had been planned by the Army Corps of Engineers and constructed in the mid-1950s, during the reign of one of Haiti’s American-supported dictators.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing dam
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