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abatement

[uh-beyt-muhnt] / əˈbeɪt mənt /


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"It's kind of unprecedented, the level of probably mosquito production we're gonna see this year with all the water," Michael Cavanagh, district manager of Kings Mosquito Abatement District, told KFSN.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

Half of the fine will be used for an environmental project in Merced County; the rest will be paid to the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2023

It's something of a labour of love for founder Poppy Szkiler, whose grandfather, John Connell, established the Noise Abatement Society in 1959.

From BBC • May 30, 2021

The researchers collected sewage samples from the East Shore Water Pollution Abatement Facility in New Haven, from March 19 to May 1.

From Fox News • May 27, 2020

Attorney and Pleader's Treasury: Containing the Forms of the most useful Pleas in Abatement, and in Bar, &c.

From The Annual Catalogue (1737) Or, A New and Compleat List of All The New Books, New Editions of Books, Pamphlets, &c. by Worrall, J.




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