catchment area
Example Sentences
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The school had 13 pupils in the 2025/26 academic year, but that number is forecast to fall to just eight as the majority of the pupils in the catchment area are sent elsewhere.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
London and its catchment area have enjoyed bigger gains than elsewhere.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Italy represents Lufthansa’s largest catchment area outside the U.S. and its other home markets, making Italy a key hub for connecting passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
As many as 23 million chickens, a quarter of the UK's poultry production, are raised in the river's catchment area.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
A patient from Morne Michel, the most distant village in the Zanmi Lasante catchment area, had failed to appear at the clinic for his monthly TB checkup.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
