manmade

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Shasta Lake, part of the federally managed Central Valley Project, is California’s largest manmade reservoir.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“I’m worried that a natural or manmade catastrophe stops the resupply ships coming from Earth, causing the colony to die out,” Musk said on Monday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

That adds extra freight to his reminder that Katrina’s tragedy was entirely manmade — a whirlpool of failed levees, systems and common bloodthirsty inhumanity.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Scientists warn that extreme weather conditions are made more likely as a result of manmade climate change.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Soon, I found myself at a secluded area north of the Court of Honor, a wooded island carved from the lakeside, lush with gardens, dense foliage, and manmade streams.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros