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refill

[ree-fil, ree-fil] / riˈfɪl, ˈriˌfɪl /




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Environmental and fishing advocates say they’re hoping the seasonal rains come soon to refill the river and allow the fish to reach the creeks where they can lay their eggs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

I stopped to refill the other day and it cost me about almost £70 for my 1.6 litre Mini, so it's definitely a jump as I do not normally spend over 50.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It cautioned that the "window for sufficient refill is closing".

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The company will not refill the CTO role, one person said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“How old am I?” he asked, holding out his glass for a refill.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Sampe's team only has two 6,000-litre fire engines, and deploys one at a time while the other refills.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

The team defined discontinuation as a gap of more than 60 days between prescription refills.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

Since restaurants generally don’t allow you to take bottomless refills home, McGrath suggests filling up on the apps while you’re at the table.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

Photos posted on social media show concession stand signs stating that free refills were available only on the day of purchase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

You turn around and call to Adrienne, who’s practicing her footwork while she refills the milk canisters next to the coffee lids.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

Somebody washed the ramekins and refilled the baskets.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Those stockpiles will also need to be refilled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Millions of workers leave or switch jobs every year — and those jobs need to be refilled.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

But problems arose shortly after the pool was refilled, with algae quickly regrowing and the new liner peeling in multiple places.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

When they came, finally, to the pond where he ordinarily refilled his water container and sometimes caught some fish, he found it stagnant.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

For Kerr, that opportunity came between shifts refilling the refrigerator at 7-Eleven, when he played for the Reno Astros, a local semi-professional club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"We fear today," said Jeremy Presi, a local business owner volunteering to help firefighters at a water refilling station.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

With the replacement pipe in place, workers transitioned to slowly refilling the pipe to restore pressure, disinfecting the water line with chlorine and checking for any leaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

But rehydrating doesn't just mean refilling your water bottle every couple of hours.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The servants left at home to attend to him were kept busy satisfying his enormous appetite and, still more, refilling his wine-jug.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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