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wells

[welz] / wɛlz /


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Gropper is experiencing drought first hand, as the 13 natural wells across his land that provide ground water for his cattle have run dry.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

I politely ask Mr. Zuckerberg and the other hyperscalers to start drilling their own natural-gas wells.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

However, small growers often have shallower wells that are more vulnerable to going dry when water levels drop.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Extracting more is tricky, as wells naturally lose pressure over time, and producers need years of build-out to get to that supply, as they face environmental permitting and other regulations, he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Even children helped, filling buckets from wells and troughs in the nearby yards.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper




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