basin
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With several airports and numerous local drone restrictions, the Los Angeles basin already has heavily regulated airspace.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
After the Pacific, the Mediterranean basin holds the highest number of historical tsunamis recorded, of which several have impacted France’s Côte d’Azur coastline.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
In its suit, the nonprofit said the dark color of the pool's basin "creates the sweeping mirror image of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument that millions of visitors experience every year."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Today's North Sea is what geologists call a mature and declining basin.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
“Hold the candle,” said Mr. Rochester, and I took it: he fetched a basin of water from the washstand: “Hold that,” said he.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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