tank
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Waste is collected in a tank that has to be emptied manually.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The company also said that co-founder and chairman of the board Reed Hastings would be stepping down—although history suggests the departure of an influential figure shouldn’t cause a tech stock to tank.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
“The political calculator changes,” said Sidharth Kaushal, an expert in naval power at U.K. think tank the Royal United Services Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Although he saved his home and work studio, he said he lost a power washer, an emergency backup generator, a water tank and a log splitter gifted by his father, who died in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Plus, being this close to the tank gave her a queasy feeling.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
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