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reservoir

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


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With reservoir levels so low and the negotiations failing, Gold said, “there was really no choice but for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to step in and take a bold action.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Fed by the river, Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir, now stands at only 1,060-feet elevation, down 166 feet from its 1983 peak—nearly 30 feet gone in just the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Craig was my mentor, wise counsel, passionate advisor, and great friend. He was the distinguished elder statesman with a reservoir of Olympic knowledge and experience which he shared willingly and to great effect," Coe added.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Scientists have discovered that the magma reservoir tied to the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is filling again.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The pilot pitches the nose of the seabird up from the reservoir basin and together they soar.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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