waterworks

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The donation worth $3.6 million was made in November by a person who a month earlier had already given $3,300 in cash for the municipal waterworks, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told a press conference.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

He turns on the waterworks; his parents Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley just come off soggy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Their first home was a disused waterworks in Rawcliffe Bridge, near Goole.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

The efficacy of Deen’s waterworks will depend on how much the viewer is willing to buy.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

At the fair’s waterworks three huge Worthington pumps began stretching their shafts and pistons, like praying mantises shaking off the cold.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson