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high water

noun as in flood tide

noun as in high tide

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Nearly 60 years removed from the high water mark of the Civil Rights movement, its aims have not been met.

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On Tuesday night, DWP announced the problem and said customers should urgently conserve water, but that high water demand coupled with the restricted water flow left the tank drained by about 7 a.m.

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The affected systems already had fairly high water rates before the fires based on their costs of providing service, Pierce said.

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This happens when the soil has a high water content, and the shaking causes the sediment to lose its strength and behave like a liquid.

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While the blobfish is known for its misshapen silhouette, in its natural deep-sea habitat it actually resembles a regular fish, with its shape kept together by the high water pressure.

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

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