hydraulic
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Firefighters worked for nearly two hours to extricate the driver, using hydraulic tools to cut into the trapped flatbed’s cab.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Piastri suffered a hydraulic pressure issue late in the session, forcing him to limp around the track with a minute remaining in the session.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Some sites have seen well deformation and hydraulic failures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Because traditional water systems are failing, Leh-Ladakh has become a hub for innovative, grassroots hydraulic engineering," says Murtaza Ali, executive engineer in the Irrigation and Flood Control Division, at the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Nor was Galileo, when he invented the hydraulic press, working on some new, practical problem that only a competent engineer could tackle.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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