drainage
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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 train hit a landslide near Stonehaven after heavy rain in an area where the drainage system had been wrongly installed.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
As for the rest of the extra nitrogen, the spring rains wash it off Naylor’s fields, carrying it into drainage ditches.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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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
I am a little stupid about those drainages, and what is the landlord's part.
From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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