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drainage

[drey-nij] / ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ /


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Its carefully planned streets and advanced brick drainage systems indicate that resources were directed toward shared infrastructure rather than monuments celebrating rulers or religious elites.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Bridgestock and colleagues instead looked at acid mine drainage, a common side effect of mining that, despite being well understood, had never been formally quantified before this study.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Critically though, they discovered that those with the most impaired drainage systems were significantly more likely to go on to develop dementia years later, according to Markus.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The human urge to build right to the shoreline — whether it’s the coastal highway or a bluff-top home — also affects erosion by altering water drainage and adding weight to the cliff.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

My magic river was just a drainage gully.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

San Bernardino County firefighters are focused Monday in the foothills to ensure creeks and drainages were clear, Sherwin said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 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

In Utah, populations of sirtalis occur in the drainages of the Bear, Weber and Sevier rivers and other smaller streams of the western half of the state.

From Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by Fitch, Henry S.




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