pipe
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Indeed, she asserted that the water filtration and hydrogen production businesses together could use as much of the company’s available water as it would pipe miles across the desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In January of this year, nearly 170 barrels of crude spilled at one facility in Texas due to a split in a crude pipe.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
He who controls the pipe controls the message.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
But ideology and a total lack of trust make it a distant pipe dream.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
“See me later, kid; I’ll tell you,” someone would pipe up.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Herman walked the last half-mile to the airport, where he saw water from iced-over pipes soaking the crime scene.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
It was a bet that fusing the company’s cable channels, which included Bravo and MSNBC, and its broadcast network, with Comcast’s distribution pipes would make it a stronger company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
"Buildings will still have pipes running through them, they'll still have wires running through them," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
On the side of both fenders, Roberto installed six-inch chrome pipes in the three portals and strung tiny white lights underneath the car frame.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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When you think of America’s trade with its neighbors, you probably think of car parts and tomatoes driven across the southern border with Mexico and oil piped across the northern border with Canada.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Kids today have never heard of Sandy Koufax,” another piped in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Instead, the prices reflect deals for oil from Oman—just outside Hormuz—and a dribble of crude from Abu Dhabi that gets piped to the port of Fujairah, also beyond the strait’s narrowest stretch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Despite the domestic cushion, India's piped gas system, like its LPG market, is also exposed to global shocks.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
“We don’t want to come to your house,” Marcy piped up.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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The reserve has experienced 16 major equipment failures since 2013, including of raw water and brine disposal piping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Also make sure hot food is served piping hot, health officials say, and cold food should be kept thoroughly chilled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The system involved piping water from higher up in the mountains during the winter and spraying it into the air, where it would freeze, and over time form large towers of ice, called ice stupas.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The fact that it’s best enjoyed piping hot, with steam rising in thin streams from spoonfuls of rice.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
He was walking across the yard, his Wellingtons covered in mud, grumbling to himself and holding a piece of piping.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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