basin
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Each El Niño of yore that put this broad basin underwater had a different character because each cut loose on an evolving L.A., a place altered in part by floods and changed because of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Harbor resonance, in which the shape of a basin reinforces the water's oscillations, helped explain why neighboring ports experienced different effects.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The floods, which destroyed entire villages near the border of Nepal and Tibet, severely damaged 12 hydropower plants in the Trishuli River basin and knocked out more than 10% of Nepal's total power generation capacity.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In summer, the area is frequently affected by the Washoe Zephyr, a gusty afternoon wind that descends from the Sierra Nevada mountains in the west, blowing across the high desert basin around Reno.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I know we took the correct path out of the flood basin.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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New dams and debris basins turned the vast natural waterways and springs and creeks of old L.A. into a chutes-and-ladders system to divert and hold back water and mud, before the next time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
For a seventh year in a row, the number of river basins globally experiencing "normal" conditions were in a clear minority in 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Central Water Commission is monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes larger than 10 hectares across India's Himalayan river basins, the government said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Before the full-scale war, her small business made outdoor furniture and ornaments such as benches, flower pots and wash basins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In the separate kitchen at the back, his wife pours basins of hot water for us to wash.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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