reservoir

Example Sentences

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That will mean less snowmelt feeding the river’s reservoirs, which are declining to critically low levels.

From Los Angeles Times

In the nearby Lallays reservoir, dozens of camels graze on wild plants, but not a single puddle remains.

From Barron's

Although these lava deposits look different today, they were all fed by the same underlying magma reservoir.

From Science Daily

The strain's resistance profile suggests that bacteria adapted to cold environments could serve as reservoirs of resistance genes, which are segments of DNA that enable survival when exposed to antibiotics.

From Science Daily

In their natural condition, peatlands rank among the planet's most important carbon reservoirs.

From Science Daily