culvert
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Hottle and another passenger were in a 1995 Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old man when it veered off a two-lane highway and struck a culvert, according to Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Hottle died Tuesday morning after the car she was a passenger in crashed into a culvert off the side of the road in Ijamsville, Md., the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
A lawyer for Fiona Donohoe, Noah's mother, explained to the inquest that the teenager died after "having got access through a hatch or bars" at the culvert.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The family barrister said nobody had told the residents about potential risks and the department had not advised the residents that there was no padlock on the culvert hatch.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
He walked north on the Acoma road until the culvert and windmill were out of sight.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
Sometimes at the bottom of those undulations are culverts, or Department of Homeland Security vehicles will pop up.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
Local authorities were hampered by limited budgets and - because many culverts cross public and private land - there were unclear responsibilities for maintenance.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, tracked air pollution emanating from a foamy, churning section of the river where water falls from culverts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
More than a month after the evacuation order was lifted, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that multiple buildings in East Palestine were being contaminated as contractors cleaned contaminated culverts under and alongside buildings.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024
Well out from either bank stood four low arches—scarcely more than culverts, each filled by the stream to within a foot of the apex.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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