basin
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Widespread smoke impacts are expected in the L.A. basin, on Catalina Island and the Coachella Valley, too.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Lakes Mead and Powell, the biggest reservoirs in the basin, have fallen about 75% from peak volumes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In its suit, the nonprofit said the dark color of the pool's basin "creates the sweeping mirror image of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument that millions of visitors experience every year."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
"We know that it's a declining basin in the North Sea," says co-leader Gillian Mackay.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
He imagined it flying on until it spied a narrow green valley, a scooped-out basin with a creek looping and winding its way through the center.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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