runoff
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Sewage discharges, runoff of fertilisers and manures from farms and wastewater from industry can all increase nutrient levels in rivers and estuaries.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Ainye Long, 41, a San Francisco Unified middle school math department chair, ran four years ago with no significant resources and came within less than 1 percentage point of making the runoff.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"I would like a runoff against the centrist bloc," said the 57-year-old politician, who in the last two presidential elections made it to the second round.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
I want to ask you about the path going forward as Georgia gets into the primary and what is likely to be a runoff.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
From Lukla the way to Everest led north through the crepuscular gorge of the Dudh Kosi, an icy, boulder-choked river that churned with glacial runoff.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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