canal
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The average number of ships passing through the canal on a daily basis has "remained strong," the authority told AFP in a statement Tuesday, with 34 ships in January and 37 ships in March.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
After the spill, the utility diverted more than two billion gallons of raw sewage to the nearly 200-year-old Chesapeake and Ohio canal to avoid more releases into the Potomac.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It was created by a break in a canal carrying water from the Colorado River in the early 1900s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
That can mean someone needing two crowns, root canal work and three filings, for example, would generate the same number of points as someone needing just a single crown.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
She looked like something that had been dredged out of the canal.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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