holding water
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When a water-absorbing material, or "sorbent," sits on top of the device, it sends out ultrasound waves tuned to break the bonds holding water molecules in place.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025
Plans call for two large dams about 300 feet high and nine smaller dams covering about 14,0000 acres and holding water diverted from the Sacramento River.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Lakes holding water from melted glaciers can overfill and burst, sending torrents rushing down mountain valleys.
From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023
Workers, meanwhile, are holding water in other upstream reservoirs to compensate in part for the loss of the dam, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023
People of all different ages play and splash in the pool, as if this is normal—as if the pool isn’t as big as a baseball field and holding water the color of algae.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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