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drainage

[drey-nij] / ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ /


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By then, 10 days after the re-engineered cells were infused into his body, the buildup of extra fluids caused by Bronkhorst’s cancer had come to a halt, allowing doctors to remove a drainage tube.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The group became stranded in Mud Creek Canyon and were forced to create a small encampment, with little to no shelter, in the steep drainage.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

This year, the startup that is part of the WVU project concluded a preliminary agreement with one of these companies, REalloys, to treat rare earths extracted from acid water drainage.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

On schist foundations, cautious engineers knew to build in safety features like a series of cut-off trenches and drainage pipes — a step Mulholland had neglected.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Strictly speaking, 'Amazon basin” refers to the drainage of the Amazon and its tributaries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

As these sudden drainages took place, the glacier surface began to fracture in unexpected ways.

From Science Daily Jan. 5, 2026

Ghuge, the manager at Ola's Thane workshop, said reported service issues included battery drainages, software glitches and damaged wires.

From Reuters Nov. 28, 2023

It cites environmental concerns associated with the construction, claiming Arizona has "cut down and removed scores of trees, clogged drainages, and degraded the habitat of species listed under the Endangered Species Act".

From BBC Dec. 15, 2022

“The powerful storm resulted in debris flows rushing down the natural drainages and creek beds in Forest Falls,” the Sheriff’s Department said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2022

This species requires a fairly moist environment, and such habitat exists between the aforementioned drainages which are practically interconnected by Mona Reservoir and its adjacent areas of springs.

From Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from Utah by Stephen D. Durrant




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