drain
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A chest tube was inserted to drain the fluid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The lake has dried up due to a combination of factors, including geological fissures that drain water underground, below-average rainfall and repeated heatwaves.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
"For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall," the city's Department of Environmental Protection previously told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Test each drain on your property by placing a garden hose in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He watched the water go down the drain with a gurgling sound.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
“It’s amazing to get all the new businesses back in, we’re doing great—and then everything starts flooding again because the stormwater drains are still clogged,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Dry, windy days lift ash back into the air, while rain and snow turn it into a heavy deposit blocking drains and damaging infrastructure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The following summer, ministers blamed members of the public who littered and caused drains to block.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
That meant as soon as the container shattered, the wide spill of oily liquid began to run off in two different directions, heading for two different drains.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
But these sights are drained of their warmth, depicted with a cold, eerie hum that, when it bleeds into the roar of suffering miles away, becomes a deafening cacophony.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Fire Department drained the pool, which was red-tagged by the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Mentally, physically, emotionally, I’m drained to the last drop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"When the water is drained, the peat dries and becomes flammable."
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Her hopes of saving her family drained away.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
To increase supply, he has released millions of barrels from the U.S.’s emergency petroleum stockpile, draining the reserve to its lowest level in 44 years.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
A task force was set up by French and Swiss authorities in 2022, notably to explore ways of limiting the water draining into the fissures, but has not resulted in decisive action.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Commercial fuel stockpiles around the world have been draining for most of the year due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for moving oil in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But she can be draining and very negative.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
She had finished her sandwich, to Norman’s disgust, and was just draining the last of her beer when, as she’d hoped, a boy appeared.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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