disconnection

Example Sentences

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Ollard said misconnections like these bypass the treatment normally carried out at sewage treatment works.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Their ineptitude complicates the journey, elucidating misconnections and cross-cultural exchanges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

Force blamed the "appalling" situation on developers and a lack of enforcement, while Thames Water said although property owners and developers were responsible, it had a programme "to help identify and investigate misconnections".

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

Sure, there were some misconnections — “Read your column today and it was all I could do to not throw up on my shoes,” said one reader — but overall, people were extremely welcoming.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2021

But soon melodrama, with its secrets and misconnections, strikes in tandem with the inevitable passage of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2020