basin
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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
It turned the Mississippi basin into a global grain supply chain, integrated the American interior with the global market and concentrated wealth in river hubs like New Orleans and St. Louis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Their work focuses on sedimentary rocks from the Appalachian basin in the eastern United States.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Steeling my nerves, I retrieved the sponge from the porcelain basin at my side.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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