water table
Example Sentences
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As the water table drops, the land is sinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Raising the water table makes the soil wetter and reduces oxygen around plant roots.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2026
The Fed has said the cost overruns are due to part to unforeseen conditions like more asbestos than anticipated and a higher-than-expected water table.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 11, 2026
Those include asbestos, soil contamination, and a higher-than-expected water table.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
But a few rows of untended pear and apple trees were still growing there when the camp opened, where a shallow water table had kept them alive.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
