inlet
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Hundreds of workers at Hinkley Point C are sheltered from the heat by thick concrete, like this water inlet.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
After a large-scale search, his body was found about 600m from the entrance to a culvert inlet behind Northwood Road in north Belfast.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney however expressed dismay that he had only heard about the tanker being in the Scottish inlet of Moray Firth via media reports.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
A more extensive upgrade that moves the position of that engine’s air inlet is set to be available for new aircraft deliveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
The shining thing had been a long inlet of the sea.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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Another entry point is the 400-mile Guadalquivir River, a labyrinthine waterway of channels and inlets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The quarantine area extends along the California coastline from Oregon to the Mexican border — including all bays, inlets and harbors in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
Yes, the Red Bull has a couple of vertical air inlet slats, and the old Mercedes had a much larger vertical entry on its zero-pod car, whereas most cars use high-mounted horizontal inlets.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
The FAA airworthiness directive on the 787 states that “damage was found during overhaul on multiple inlets around the Engine Anti-Ice duct within the inlet aft compartment.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
But the most remarkable feature of the land was the green stretches of marsh fringing the rivers and inlets that spilled and intersected through the whole landscape.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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She was about to reach and, as Ab supposed, pass one of the inletting paths entering almost at right angles from the left.
From The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man by Stanley Waterloo
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