basin
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In April, the Amazon River basin reaches its seasonal maximum for rainwater, holding about 2,400 gigatons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The trading firm formerly known as Gunvor is poised to become a major player in the Haynesville basin with $1.5 billion deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The water level monitoring station for the lake is now so far out of the remaining basin that Durig does the measurements manually.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
There have so far been 17 named storms in the basin including nine hurricanes, seven of which were major.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A marble basin of clear water in the centre was kept continually rippling by the fountain that fell into it.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
Gulf Coast refineries benefit from lower-cost crude coming from Texas oil basins such as the Permian and Eagle Ford.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Over the last several years, work crews there have been restoring natural floodplains along rivers and creeks, building recharge basins, and routing floodwater to farm fields where it can soak into the land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
In a study of 916 seawater samples from six ocean basins, nearly 80% of identifiable fibers were cellulosic—including cotton—another 12% were wool or silk and just 8% were synthetic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The findings suggest that although volcanic eruptions can temporarily interrupt the connection between the two ocean basins, the modern breakdown appears to be driven by a different force.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
They give us copper basins filled with fresh water.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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