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reservoir

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


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Such a reservoir could help keep a cat's chemical signature relatively steady even when diet or physiological conditions temporarily change.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

It holds huge amounts of water, slowing rain as it moves downhill, reducing flooding and filtering out sediment before it reaches the reservoir.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Lawyers suing on behalf of Pacific Palisades residents have argued that the city and DWP are liable, in part because the reservoir was empty and fire hydrants failed.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The canal authority plans to build a new 4,600-hectare reservoir on the Indio River to the west as a way to limit the effects of future droughts on operations.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

I dipped a few ladles of warm water from the stove’s reservoir into the largest enamel bowl, then dropped in a bar of soap and rolled it into a lather.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Those branches may have helped establish new reservoirs of Yersinia pestis in wild rodent populations.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

“Natural history collections are reservoirs of evidence, often used in ways no one could have predicted when they were first built,” said Luis Chiappe, director of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

It operates using rainwater that collects in two reservoirs, whose levels have dropped due to the onset of El Nino.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Under normal conditions, these peatlands serve as gigantic carbon reservoirs.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

From New Jersey to Alaska, reservoirs, bridges, tunnels, factories, and waterfronts were put under guard.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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