plumbing
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Keane said the problem was at least partly down to misconnections, where plumbing from housing developments is wrongly linked to surface water drains rather than sewers, sending untreated waste into waterways.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“The action strikes at the plumbing of Iran’s external commerce,” said Mustapha Pakzad, a former Iranian financial intermediary who used the bank in the past to help Iranian clients pay for goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Then we apply those techniques to these explosive eruptions, and we are able to reconstruct the plumbing system with an unprecedented precision."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
He painted bedrooms, took charge of the block’s recycling efforts and fixed countless plumbing problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Most lived in substandard housing, lacking indoor plumbing.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
