catchment area

Example Sentences

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The issue has been hugely controversial along the River Wye in recent years, with as many as 23 million chickens - a quarter of the UK's poultry production - raised in the river's catchment area.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

However, pupils starting school this week in North Yorkshire will only receive free travel to their nearest school instead of any which is within their catchment area.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

As the only top-flight club for more than 100 miles, Newcastle have a huge catchment area for support and players.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

All primary schools in both Holyhead and the Amlwch catchment area have announced they will remain closed on Friday, while many schools in western Anglesey also decided to shut due to the weather risks.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

In Haiti, TB still killed more adults than any other disease, but no one in the catchment area had died from it since 1988.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French