- present participle of plumb.
plumbing
Example Sentences
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Rather than building a closed system around a single dominant app, India created common digital plumbing on which competing companies could operate.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The conditions have reportedly included poor sanitation, infrequent ports-of-call, broken plumbing, exhaustion and shortages of fresh food.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Blumenthal voiced concern for such extended deployments, noting "widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns" and other problems aboard the Lincoln.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Fifth, government and industry alike should fund the shared plumbing of an open-weight environment—testing tools, public datasets, computing power for universities—so that building on American models is the easy choice, not an act of patriotism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Every day Fannie talked to Black Valley miners and their families, telling the women they deserved to live like Americans: have bathtubs, indoor plumbing, and sanitary homes with curtains on the windows.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
