pipe
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In 2022, the company installed a drainage pipe on the bay which it said it hoped at the time could "really make a difference".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
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
As Katz raced past me, I seized hold of the rope tethering my wrists to the pipe overhead and swung myself forward, kicking out with both my feet.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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
He pointed to the condition of pipes, treatment works and other infrastructure across Wales.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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
The cold pipes chilled the surrounding soil, creating a barrier that would stop groundwater seeping in from the west.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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But it has historically been piped via neighbouring Sudan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Yamamoto piped a fastball down the middle to Peters, who sent it over the wall in right field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
She scored it with her sisters singing in the background as if being piped in from another dimension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 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
My youngest sister piped up, “Did you stay all night with some robbers?”
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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You can also fill individual piping bags with your favorite sauces and get really crafty.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Tickets for the final day, featuring Olivia Dean's first major headline slot, were piping hot, too.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Occasionally, experiments fail, like when the team tried piping in a less-than-convincing recording of a rooster over loud speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Since the start of the war, the price of PVC used for piping has risen more than 50%, said Rob Cantando, director of national strategic supply chain at Skanska USA Building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
A few melancholy birds were piping and wailing, until the round red sun sank slowly into the western shadows; then an empty silence fell.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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