sewage
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After the spill, the utility diverted more than two billion gallons of raw sewage to the nearly 200-year-old Chesapeake and Ohio canal to avoid more releases into the Potomac.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
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
"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
It's hard to imagine a place that's hotter than our jail cell in summer when the fan cuts off and the smell of sweat and sewage clogs my nostrils worse than usual.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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Unit 9, Week 3
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