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refill

[ree-fil, ree-fil] / riˈfɪl, ˈriˌfɪl /




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After rinsing the pipe, workers will refill it with clean water, refill the hole and repave the street.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Many people ladder their CDs for monthly, quarterly or yearly disbursements so they can continually refill their coffers without having to worry about stock-market volatility.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Oil’s price floor has been structurally raised given the need to refill global inventories, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Temperatures are expected to reach 28C in Westminster on the day, with Pride in London encouraging attendees to bring a reusable water bottle and use the free water refill stations at the event's stages.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

“He’s a billy goat. They’re stubborn sometimes. But I’m a bigger mule than he is. Have as much water as you like. We can refill it on the way, when we get to ojito verde.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

The team defined discontinuation as a gap of more than 60 days between prescription refills.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

Since restaurants generally don’t allow you to take bottomless refills home, McGrath suggests filling up on the apps while you’re at the table.

From MarketWatch May 14, 2026

With fountain drinks running about $11.99 each this season, those babies pay for themselves in around six refills.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

Still in its first phase, Doctronic’s AI can prescribe refills of 190 medications across nine categories of medicines.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

“Shouldn’t you be in school?” the waitress asks as she refills my mug.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

But problems arose shortly after the pool was refilled, with algae quickly regrowing and the new liner peeling in multiple places.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The equipment enables the A400M to carry more than 5,000 gallons of water, all of which can be released in a single gravity-drop maneuver and refilled in about 10 minutes back on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Workers have refilled the pipe with water and are now working to repressurize it, officials said Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

But after being refilled with water, the pool was plagued by an algae bloom and developed issues with the deep blue paint that was added to its bottom.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Tree-ear had once been tempted to eat all of the food at midday, knowing in his heart that the bowl would be refilled.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

But on Sept. 17, Trevino was using the fire pit on his apartment balcony when it exploded as he was refilling it, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The aircraft isn’t the only one of its kind, but its capacity, rapid refilling rate and relatively small size have made it the cornerstone of European firefighting fleets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

"We fear today," said Jeremy Presi, a local business owner volunteering to help firefighters at a water refilling station.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has put the cost of refilling it at roughly $20 billion over several years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

As Inez was refilling Tidbit’s bowl, Amari asked, “Who live here in this place?”

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper




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