water down

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To handle the extra volume, engineers send surplus water down 5 Shaft into the deep pool below, much like an overflow spillway helps relieve pressure at a full reservoir.

From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026

Bass repeatedly has denied she was involved in any effort to water down the after-action report, which was meant to spell out mistakes in the Palisades fire response and suggest measures to avoid repeating them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The proposals could face a backlash from campaign groups who fear they could water down the legal rights of children.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Both Berlin and Italy also helped pressure the EU to water down its 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars -- a decision again opposed, unsuccessfully, by France.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

When he had dried the pony as well as he could, Jody went up to the house and brought hot water down to the barn and soaked the grain in it.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck