pump

Example Sentences

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It brought in specialist equipment, including large capacity pumps, to clear a large amount of surface water to enable the work to be carried out.

From BBC

But it recognizes a stark reality: If Maduro relinquishes power, the oil pumped by Chevron—and one day, perhaps others—would play a big role in the country’s economic recovery, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plus, the Federal Reserve plans to buy hundreds of billions of short-term Treasury bonds annually, another move that would pump money into the financial system and hold down rates.

From Barron's

Holiday travelers are already enjoying a respite from otherwise high prices at the gasoline pump this year thanks to everything from an oversupply of oil to seasonally low demand.

From Barron's

Pierce and other researchers say efforts to improve firefighting capacity could include investing in new infrastructure, lining up dedicated supplies for firefighting and creating backup power to keep pumps running if there are outages.

From Los Angeles Times