Recent Examples on the WebIn December, Target filed an application for a drainage study of a 34-acre lot on the corner of Chisholm Trail Parkway and McPherson Boulevard, city records show.—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024 And while a ride down its banks offers spectacular views of the Eiffel Tower, the Seine has long acted as the city’s drainage basin, thanks to a 19th-century system that combines sewage and street runoff.—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024 The next morning, a Polish immigrant found Franks’ nude body stuffed into a drainage culvert about ten miles away.—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024 Her research, which showed that a drainage ditch at the site was leaking the chemicals, prompted a news story and contributed to a cleanup effort overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for drainage
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