basin
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As Ma performed in the park, Gonzalez stood in the river basin, spray-painting in neon-pink blockbuster letters the name of his organization, East Side of the River, onto pillars under Slauson Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"The 2,000-foot-long basin was drained" and "a tinted polyurea liner" was installed in the pool to "waterproof and protect the concrete pool surface", the NPS outlined in its statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The administration spent more than $16 million to resurface the basin of the pool with an “American Flag” blue color coating and make other upgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Much of that material eventually fell back and accumulated within the basin.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
Seated on the carpet, by the side of this basin, was seen Mr. Rochester, costumed in shawls, with a turban on his head.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Communities in the western Hill Country region should prepare for the possibility of flash floods with catastrophic river flooding possible in the Nueces, Frio and Medina river basins, the weather service said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Infrastructure in the highly populated basins of major European rivers such as the Danube, the Rhine and the Volga is projected to be exposed to significant flooding, said UNECE.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Pumped-storage systems store water in reservoirs at different elevations, releasing water to generate electricity but catching it in downhill basins, then pumping it back up during periods of low power demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The spaces between the fingers resemble the triangular basins created as the crust extends.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
Sometimes the boat basins were loaded with little fish, which Dusty Muleman knew for a fact.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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