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pump

[puhmp] / pʌmp /




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The whole of Bangkok has been declared a flood disaster zone as authorities try to pump days of floodwater into the sea.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

If this El Niño brings major storms, the L.A. area could take in even more water underground, enabling cities to pump it out later to deliver to taps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Some of the most volatile inflation is felt at the gas pump.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

To initiate the process, the researchers use a pump laser to align the electron spins.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

It was Schott’s book that inspired Robert Boyle to construct his own air pump in England, and it is perhaps not a coincidence that vacuum experiments were recommenced in Florence in 1657.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The state also helped local agencies bring in diesel-powered pumps and other equipment to suck water out of rivers and into canals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

It’s killing the farmers who fill combines and irrigation pumps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The electrode was implanted in the animals' brains and connected to light sources, recording equipment, and small pumps used to deliver fluids.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The actions along the Mediterranean coast to bar access to the harbours of Nice and Sete, and a depot in Frontignan, come as petrol prices at French pumps near an all-time high.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The pumps are powered by turbines, which are driven by steam coming from the reactor.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

At the project in Esbjerg in the south west of Denmark, carbon captured from around the country arrives in huge zeppelin-like tanks before being pumped into a ship called Carbon Destroyer 1.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Once adopted, the state plan will set rules that determine how much water can be pumped out of the Delta and how much should stay in rivers and the estuary for fish and the environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"People have asked me if I'm tired and when I arrived I was not tired at all. I felt really pumped for my match, trying to reach better levels here and enjoy this fantastic stadium."

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The figures come during rising angst about when the vast sums of cash pumped into AI software and hardware will see a meaningful return, if ever.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The boys twisted their handlebars away from the beast, stood on their pedals, and pumped.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Power was restored to some priority areas by late evening, including those near hospitals and water pumping stations in the capital Havana, grid operator UNE said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The fast-fashion company became a juggernaut by pumping out a never-ending supply of clothes at super-cheap prices, creating a constant churn of microtrends for consumers to chase.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

The East-West system consists of two parallel pipelines that use separate pumping infrastructure, meaning one line could potentially resume operations after safety checks even while repairs continue on the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

One of the pipeline’s pumping stations was attacked in April, offering a proxy for the recent disruption and an eventual recovery, Shah said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

"There's this guy at the junior high, Ben Fraser, who has humungous muscles. And he got them by pumping iron."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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