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reservoir

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


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Researchers filled each reservoir with one gram of ASCENT, a liquid with a viscosity similar to baby oil.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“There is a deep reservoir of frustration among ‘formers’ who believe she enables the culture around her and the President rather than challenging it,” LaRosa wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

On Monday, a 13-year-old boy died getting into difficulty while in a reservoir in Halifax, West Yorkshire and at Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire a body of a teenage girl was recovered in the evening.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The fossil was originally discovered in 1979 near an artificial reservoir outside the city.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

It sits on top of an enormous hot spot, a reservoir of molten rock that rises from at least 125 miles down in the Earth.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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