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Recent Examples of borehole
State officials have said that the first facilities to divert water in the Strawberry Creek watershed were built in 1929, and the system expanded over the years as additional boreholes were drilled into the mountainside.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
The resort accesses the water via a borehole and treats it with salt electrolysis, a natural disinfectant method that reduces the need for chemical chlorination.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
The system circulates water and antifreeze through a mile of pipes and 88 boreholes.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2024
Even with no hiccups, the boreholes could take days to drill, especially where Thwaites thickens to more than a half mile.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
The resort accesses the water via a borehole and treats it with salt electrolysis, a natural disinfectant method that reduces the need for chemical chlorination.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
The system circulates water and antifreeze through a mile of pipes and 88 boreholes.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2024
Even with no hiccups, the boreholes could take days to drill, especially where Thwaites thickens to more than a half mile.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borehole
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Detective work Not unlike an archeological dig, the work of restoring the 19th century Victorian hotel required meticulous excavation and a fair amount of detective work as construction workers peeled back layers of changes over subsequent decades.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Decades after an ancient site was discovered in northern France, recent excavations have revealed Roman influences — and a surprising occupant.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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The company recommended rebuilding the road and sidewalk and adding better preventative measures, such as drainage trenches or pipes, to make sure surface water didn’t create more problems in the future.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2025
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For days, workers with mechanical diggers have been preparing long trenches for burials.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Video footage widely shared on social media purportedly shows the moments of the daytime strike which caused a crater.—
Brendan Cole,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The canyons look like remarkably straight lines that extend outward from a circular crater that is the Schrödinger impact basin, the result of a large impact that occurred around 3.8 billion years ago.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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This year, the Winter Carnival and Vulcans are also partnering with Ice Castles, which takes place in several cities across the U.S., to bring ice slides, caverns, tunnels and — yes — an ice bar to the Fairgrounds.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Jan. 2025
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Emerging from the Cinder, Jod was greeted as said Emissary, and he and the ship were lowered down into a deep, deep cavern — eventually landing at the foot of a giant vault door.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Jan. 2025
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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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One link raised in the study suggests the magnetic field disruption led to an influx of cave art, underpinned by the need for humans to seek shelter from the increase in ultraviolet rays.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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Water Holes Canyon The name Water Holes Canyon is a bit fanciful as there no significant permanent water holes here.—
Tiffany Acosta,
The Arizona Republic,
9 Nov. 2024
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Hang Trail Cameras Over Scrapes Short of a corn pile or isolated water hole, the best way to take inventory of the deer in your area is by hanging cameras over large community scrapes.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
17 Oct. 2024
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Additional collection at this site will likely be slow and ongoing due to the logistical challenges in excavating an ancient underwater sinkhole.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
13 Feb. 2025
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Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents to evacuate as the sinkhole has grown more than 40 meters wide, or about 130 feet. 5.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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The conservancy needs the money for restoration work on public lands in the basin, work that creates local jobs.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
10 Feb. 2025
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The colossal force of the collision formed the 200-mile-wide Schrödinger impact basin and ejected high-energy streams of rock, which carved deep grooves into the lunar terrain.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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