sewage system
Example Sentences
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His diplomacy around fixing a busted sewage system might prove to be crucial to gaining club membership, members said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Navy official said the Ford’s sewage system, which uses vacuum technology to transport waste from roughly 650 toilets on board, has experienced issues during the deployment, averaging about one maintenance call a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
The floods are caused by Metro Manila's "very old" and "inadequate" sewage system, according to Manuel Bonoan, Marcos' public works minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
Last year, heavy rainstorms washed into the river thousands of tons of debris that took nearly five months to clear and broke several pumps in the sewage system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Every time blood went down the drain, they would pour bleach after it— they didn’t want Ebola getting into the Reston sewage system.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
