drainage
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Bridgestock and colleagues instead looked at acid mine drainage, a common side effect of mining that, despite being well understood, had never been formally quantified before this study.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
But the sinus’s drainage pathways go direct into the nose, making it prone to regular blockage and infection, a developmental byproduct rather than a purposeful adaptation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The landscape architects contracted by MetroLoft to design the courtyard recommended installing additional drainage there during construction, according to the lawsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The beavers slow the flow of water during downpours and create wetlands that hold it back, easing pressure on the drainage system further downstream.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The first real work in Jackson Park began on February 11, when fifty Italian immigrants employed by McArthur Brothers, a Chicago company, began digging a drainage ditch.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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"During these drainages, extensive triangular fracture fields with cracks in the ice formed from 2019 onwards, which are shaped differently from all lake drainages I have seen so far," Humbert said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
Ghuge, the manager at Ola's Thane workshop, said reported service issues included battery drainages, software glitches and damaged wires.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2023
San Bernardino County firefighters are focused Monday in the foothills to ensure creeks and drainages were clear, Sherwin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
It cites environmental concerns associated with the construction, claiming Arizona has "cut down and removed scores of trees, clogged drainages, and degraded the habitat of species listed under the Endangered Species Act".
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022
Guianas and Amazon Basin; also in the upper Orinoco and Magdalena drainages.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.