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reservoir

[rez-er-vwahr, -vwawr, -vawr, rez-uh-] / ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə- /


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Because those compounds disappear more slowly and may be supported by a reservoir of lipids in the kidney, they could help preserve an individual's chemical identity over time.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

The new findings raise the possibility that the droplets act as a storage reservoir for lipids containing BFAs.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

However, reservoir storage and groundwater levels continue to decline.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

“When he has his tail up, he’s happy,” Atrakchi said on a recent hike overlooking the reservoir.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

In the town a water reservoir had been built for the tannery workers and their families, but now others were allowed a limited quantity as well.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Helen Wakeham, Director of Water at the EA said "drought recovery is a very long process" and only over once reservoirs, rivers and groundwater supplies are back to normal.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

It operates using rainwater that collects in two reservoirs, whose levels have dropped due to the onset of El Nino.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The river’s reservoirs have declined to their lowest levels on record.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

"It doesn't fully explain why bats are such effective viral reservoirs, but it reveals a level of immune variety we didn't know existed and gives us an entirely new direction to explore."

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

In their back pockets, they had the arteries of the state, the rivers and streams, the creeks, and the ponds and the reservoirs that created its valleys of life.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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