plumb

Example Sentences

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JPMorgan thinks it is the first large investment firm to entirely stop using external proxy advisers, which provide much of the industry’s plumbing, the memo said.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the rental homes he bought, he did most of the plumbing, electrical work and carpentry himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or maybe we’ll plumb new depths of dysfunction in the coming year.

From Salon

Markets may eventually catch on—but only if they stop looking for a bazooka and start paying attention to the plumbing.

From Barron's

Daryel Estrada, a plumbing student at Worcester Tech, wants to study business management at community college so he can open his own plumbing practice.

From The Wall Street Journal