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plumbing

[pluhm-ing] / ˈplʌm ɪŋ /




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Other issues include the need for more plumbing, and ceilings that can be too low.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

In mid-September, Brookfield though its flagship private equity strategy struck a deal to buy plumbing and heating company Reliance Worldwide at an enterprise valuation of about $2.8 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

But the centres also need power sources, intensive cooling systems, and old-fashioned construction, plumbing and electrical work, all providing money and jobs for local communities and beyond.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“I was thinking it’d be funny to start a Brothers Osborne plumbing company that services all the bars.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The museum staff was left to wonder why the Paris police were fixing plumbing problems when the Louvre had its own plumbers.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day


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