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The reconstruction includes replacing pavement, improving drainage systems and upgrading pedestrian facilities.
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Maddie Robinson, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Many individuals have felt trapped in neighborhoods with inadequate sidewalks, subpar drainage systems, insufficient street lighting, and numerous obstacles to accessing public transit options.
—Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Floodwaters can turn over storage tanks, burst pipes, and make drainage systems spew waste, so loose chemicals mix and catch fire.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
The officer spotted the girl tossing the weapon into a drainage canal.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Maddie Robinson, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Many individuals have felt trapped in neighborhoods with inadequate sidewalks, subpar drainage systems, insufficient street lighting, and numerous obstacles to accessing public transit options.
—Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Floodwaters can turn over storage tanks, burst pipes, and make drainage systems spew waste, so loose chemicals mix and catch fire.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
The officer spotted the girl tossing the weapon into a drainage canal.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Drainage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainage. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij 
1
a
: the act of draining
b
: something drained off
2
: a method of draining
also
: a system of drains
Medical Definition
drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij
1
: the act or process of drawing off fluids from a cavity or wound by means of suction or gravity
2
: a process of releasing internal conflicts or pent-up feelings (as hostility or guilt)
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