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sewer

noun as in drain

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A victim of modern slavery says he was forced to crawl naked through sewers to steal electricity after trusting bogus employers in desperate times.

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Romero also secured new funding to pay for repairs to the city’s aging sewer system, which will in turn avert future sewage spills, he said.

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Long before its young heroes think about creeping through the sewers, nightmares confront them in broad daylight.

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Since the president couldn’t stop the marches, he chose to descend into the sewer — and not just with the video.

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“We expect challenges to remain, given the need for infrastructure buildouts in those areas, including water, sewer, and utility development.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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