drainage

Example Sentences

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A former British reality TV personality was found dead in a drainage ditch in Thailand, a coroner has said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“This should be mostly beneficial across the region, but some minor nuisance flooding is possible in urban and poor drainage areas if heavy rain showers or thunderstorms develop,” the weather service office in Monterey said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Prosecutors said Colony Ridge repeatedly misled consumers about the condition of lots they purchased, forcing them to spend hundreds or thousands on drainage improvements and utility connections they hadn’t known the land needed.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

It relies on a specialized drainage network known as the lymphatic system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Garfield's wound continued discharging "healthy pus" through a drainage tube, which the Bliss team interpreted as a sign of healing.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow