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basin

[bay-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /


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The deal is immediately accretive and the basin has significant technical and operational parallels to the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Every day Yvan Durig, owner and captain of the Lac des Brenets navigation company, measures the level of the remaining basin of water which is shrinking away at the very deepest bit of the lake.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Even so, their results indicate that the carbon isotope anomaly preserved at Zaonega was driven mainly by events within the local sedimentary basin rather than by a global disturbance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

"For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall," the city's Department of Environmental Protection previously told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

We find ourselves in a sprawling flood basin, which means we’ve crossed from Orange into Riverside County.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Gulf Coast refineries benefit from lower-cost crude coming from Texas oil basins such as the Permian and Eagle Ford.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

In a study of 916 seawater samples from six ocean basins, nearly 80% of identifiable fibers were cellulosic—including cotton—another 12% were wool or silk and just 8% were synthetic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Connections between ocean basins can help scientists anticipate shifts in rainfall and other major climate patterns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

The refectory was a great, low-ceiled, gloomy room; on two long tables smoked basins of something hot, which, however, to my dismay, sent forth an odour far from inviting.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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