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drainage

[dray-nij] / ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ /


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Gwynedd council was considering the application for 11 pods at Bluebell Woods, Caerhun, which would also include pathways, a parking area, soft landscaping and drainage.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Experts say years of deforestation and peatland drainage in Indonesia have made it more vulnerable to fires during dry periods.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

This provided evidence that fluid from the back of the eye could enter an active drainage pathway rather than remaining confined within the eye.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The FDA said two samples tested positive for cyclospora, one from a tank containing wastewater from the processing facility and another from a drainage ditch at a lettuce grower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Bushra would figure out some ingenious way to improve the drainage around the toilets.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

"During these drainages, extensive triangular fracture fields with cracks in the ice formed from 2019 onwards, which are shaped differently from all lake drainages I have seen so far," Humbert said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

Ghuge, the manager at Ola's Thane workshop, said reported service issues included battery drainages, software glitches and damaged wires.

From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2023

It cites environmental concerns associated with the construction, claiming Arizona has "cut down and removed scores of trees, clogged drainages, and degraded the habitat of species listed under the Endangered Species Act".

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022

“The powerful storm resulted in debris flows rushing down the natural drainages and creek beds in Forest Falls,” the Sheriff’s Department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

Planning and building of cities and their ports, of highways, including bridges, of viaducts, aqueducts, of drainages for the cities, of public buildings.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Scott Nearing


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