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drain

[dreyn] / dreɪn /






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It asks you to look twice before pouring something down the drain.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

About 50 gallons of water spilled into a storm drain at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, and testing is underway to see if the water contained any toxic chemicals, Orange County health officials said Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"That's when everything went down the drain," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A hundred times Shawn has seen me emerge from the bathroom unrecognizable, having washed the junkyard down the shower drain.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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