pipe
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That permit allows about 2,000 feet of pipe from the border to a nearby shut-off valve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"They delivered a fantastic competition and demonstrated the dedication, commitment, skill and talent that continue to make the world of pipe band competition so special."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Getting this bill through the House is not a pipe dream.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
A burst pipe in Beverly Grove sent water flowing down the street on Sunday morning, threatening parked vehicles and forcing some water services in the area to be shut off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
It’s actually my father’s pipe, one of the few things I’ve got of his.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The plumber told her the issue wasn’t the pipes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The water that flows through the pipes to us is made safe in part by physics—a pressure loss can lead to backflow of groundwater, sewage, and soil contaminants.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Among the tanks, pipes, and clotheslines, each family has carved out its own space.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
During that winter, the farmhouse's cellar flooded, the pipes froze and "the tractor just decided to go kaput".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
They placed a large container of ice in one room of the White House and connected it to the sickroom with tin pipes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Manchester United's fans had endured a bad enough day on the banks of the River Humber when Hull City's stadium announcer gleefully piped up midway through the second half.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
They look bakery-case fancy, especially once the ricotta is piped, but the actual labor involved is satisfyingly minimal.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
But it has historically been piped via neighbouring Sudan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
“That’s not what you just said,” piped up the doctor in a furious tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
All that milk was piped into storage tanks, and cooled, and bottled, automatically.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
The vineyard has a system of piping spread across 1.85 hectares of the vines, which steadily drips water onto the ground around the plants' roots, and is turned on every few days.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Squint, and it looks like an Art Deco anatomical illustration of our intestinal piping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Also make sure hot food is served piping hot, health officials say, and cold food should be kept thoroughly chilled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The system involved piping water from higher up in the mountains during the winter and spraying it into the air, where it would freeze, and over time form large towers of ice, called ice stupas.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
It might just be something the doctor is piping into his brain.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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