culvert
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Ducking into Maryam Lashkari, Hodjat Salimi and Oscar Tuazon’s interactive sculpture — an enormous cardboard tube lying on its side — feels like entering a culvert or a bomb shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Hottle and another passenger were in a 1995 Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old man when it veered off a two-lane highway and struck a culvert, according to Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Questions have been raised since the boy's death about safety measures at the culvert inlet with a particular focus on whether a hatch alongside steel bars was locked.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
He said the culvert in question had a debris screen which did not require a padlock.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
At daybreak, Salvador found a large concrete culvert, part of a drainage system, for them to crawl into.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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Sometimes at the bottom of those undulations are culverts, or Department of Homeland Security vehicles will pop up.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
While councils had spent heavily to repair and upgrade infrastructure in the wake of recent storms, the report found there were still issues with culverts in many places.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
For example, these forces have prompted cougars to adapt by becoming more nocturnal, using culverts or taking riskier crossings across fragmented landscapes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
An illustration can help the community recognize potential threats, whether from the air or from culverts beneath their buildings, and see where testing and guidance are needed.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024
Well out from either bank stood four low arches—scarcely more than culverts, each filled by the stream to within a foot of the apex.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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