drainage
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By then, 10 days after the re-engineered cells were infused into his body, the buildup of extra fluids caused by Bronkhorst’s cancer had come to a halt, allowing doctors to remove a drainage tube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The rainfall — also unusual for this time of year — did not help with drainage issues over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
A Thames Water spokesperson said households and buildings which have connected wastewater appliances to the wrong drainage system can have a serious impact on the environment.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
This year, the startup that is part of the WVU project concluded a preliminary agreement with one of these companies, REalloys, to treat rare earths extracted from acid water drainage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
I met Mr. Fleming at the end of the driveway, where I was dolefully flailing about in the drainage ditch looking for water striders.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
As these sudden drainages took place, the glacier surface began to fracture in unexpected ways.
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
As cold and clear as chilled gin, the creek originates in drainages outside Yosemite National Park and tumbles down into the North Fork of the Merced River.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 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
Records are lacking from the drainages of the Republican, North Canadian, Brazos and Colorado River drainages in the High Plains, but possibly isolated populations occur in some of these also.
From Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by Henry S. Fitch
