refilling

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Others are far below, hiking through extreme heat, refilling reservoirs and pouring water over themselves to stay safe from dehydration and heat illness.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The Sierra Nevada snowpack provides around a third of the state’s water supply, its spring and summer runoff refilling reservoirs when the state needs the water most.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Peter Vincent, who lives in Grove Hill, said he noticed that the "cistern wasn't refilling properly" on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The Energy Department said about two weeks ago that it would start refilling the reserves by buying 1 million barrels of crude for the federal stash, equivalent to less than 1% of the shortfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

If he wasn’t pouring drinks, he was refilling the koulouria trays.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides