basin

Example Sentences

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Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Moldova imposed a 15-day state of alert in the Dniester river basin on Monday as a precaution.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“So balds benefited from humanity and the huge population in the L.A. basin and vicinity, because we all needed water,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

One of Turkey's largest thermal power facilities, the plant generates 2,795 megawatts of power from highly polluting lignite, or brown coal, mined in the Afsin‑Elbistan basin that holds 40 percent of the country's reserves.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

I went into the flower-room and washed my hands in the basin to save going upstairs.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier