drainage
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Similar work to unclog drainage systems is ongoing across Nairobi, a sprawling city built on hilly ground crossed by three major rivers.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The discovery was made during fieldwork in the Rio Cajari drainage in southern Amapá, a state in northern Brazil.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
It consisted of two concrete pipes, each about 16 feet long and 3 feet in diameter, that descended in an elongated V shape to provide drainage under a road near the village of Petropavlivka.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“The landscape replaced an asphalt parking lot and is built on top of an underground parking structure, which limits soil depth, weight and drainage and shaped which plants could thrive there,” a museum spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The river of pus continued to ooze out the drainage tubes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
As these sudden drainages took place, the glacier surface began to fracture in unexpected ways.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
“Mud, rock and debris flows will have the potential to impact drainages, roads and residences in and directly below the burn area.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
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
Planning and building of cities and their ports, of highways, including bridges, of viaducts, aqueducts, of drainages for the cities, of public buildings.
From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Scott Nearing
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