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sewer

[soo-er] / ˈsu ər /


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It was, however, the only company to have met its target for internal sewer flooding, or how often wastewater enters a property, every year since 2020-21.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Last spring, we dropped $18,000 on a sewer line.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

The company said the second sample came from waste and sewer water outside of its processing facility and was taken over three weeks after the company suspended production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The city agreed to significantly raise sewer fees over four years starting in 2024, eventually doubling its rates, in order to fund additional repairs and sewer maintenance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

There is Benny, for example, a short, tight-muscled sewer repairman who cannot even think of eating until he has absorbed a half hour of air-conditioning and ice water.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich


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