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sewage

[soo-ij] / ˈsu ɪdʒ /


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Water agencies are also creating new supplies for trade, including by recycling sewage water or desalinating ocean water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The city of San Diego and others are recycling sewage, which will free up still more water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"When sewage sludges are spread across the fields, those toxic compounds could be released into the air," Katz said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Sobbing and sewage might seem an odd combination — unless the subject is “Malcolm in the Middle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Actually, it doesn’t smell like human sewage; it smells of human sewage, because whenever it rains, the sewers overflow and the collective waste of Central Indiana dumps directly into the river.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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