basin
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The 40 million residents of the Colorado River basin and nonresident beneficiaries of its water supply, including most Californians, will have to do more with less as global warming causes more and deeper droughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Its journey began on an ancient lakebed inside Jezero Crater and continued through the remains of a river system that once carried water and sediment into the basin.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The fountain has been used as a memorial site for those killed, with pictures, flowers and messages laid around the basin wall.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The deal is immediately accretive and the basin has significant technical and operational parallels to the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The pilot pitches the nose of the seabird up from the reservoir basin and together they soar.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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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
For a seventh year in a row, the number of river basins globally experiencing "normal" conditions were in a clear minority in 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
She made her way along its flank to where a rope ladder hung down from the worn leather saddle beside one of the water basins.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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