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reservoir

noun as in accumulation, repository

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An inspection found the right engine’s oil reservoir was nearly empty, with enough oil leaking into the bleed air supply to fill the aircraft with white smoke.

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The toll of the war and Western sanctions have made extracting oil out of Russia’s already shrinking reservoirs harder.

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In Bolivia, fires affected over 9% of the country's remaining intact forest cover, which is a dramatic blow to a region that has historically served as a vital biodiversity reservoir and carbon sink.

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The Colorado River, which provides water across the Southwest, has lost about 20% of its flow in the last quarter-century, and its depleted reservoirs continue to decline.

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In the Sierra Nevada, the snow that blankets the rugged landscape each winter melts and gushes in meadows, streams and rivers, nourishing alpine ecosystems and filling reservoirs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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