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pumping

[puhm-ping] / ˈpʌm pɪŋ /




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Istanbul municipal teams and firefighters were carrying out cleanup operations at schools, football pitches, garages and other sites on Thursday, pumping water out of flooded areas and clearing mud, an AFP photographer reported.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

It transports water across more than 700 miles with a series of reservoirs, aqueducts, pipelines and pumping plants from Northern California to Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The island, which is managed by the Landmark Trust, is now pumping water from ponds used by wildlife to a treatment works as a "last resort".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Firefighters reported seeing thick, black smoke "pumping out" of the property, the hearing was told.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“So...” he said, drawing it out, his heart pumping in a familiar flopping rhythm.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Not until its statement was issued later in the week was the full extent of the Federal Reserve's pumpings evident to the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the suggestion speeded up the pumpings of his heart.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell

He felt the familiar taste of disinfectant as a thermometer was stuck into his mouth and then the rubber tube around his arm throbbing with the vigorous pumpings of the efficient Vivian.

From The Brain by Alexander Blade

The organ of whose lagging, sick pumpings Antony Dart had scarcely been aware for months gave a sudden leap in his breast.

From The Dawn of a To-morrow by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn

You stand by them—and so will I.” Judge Rutherford seized his hand and shook it with affectionately ardent pumpings.

From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Frances Hodgson Burnett


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