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Recent Examples of acequia
Thursday At 1pm, head to Mission San Juan for a free immersive agricultural tour and an acequia demonstration.
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Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
But the biggest challenge to saving acequias may be preserving the age-old knowledge behind their existence.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
Hundreds of small fish swim in the acequia, the irrigation canal.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
Human artifacts dating more than 10,000 years have been found at Brackenridge, and an acequia was built there in the 1720s to irrigate crops at the Mission San Antonio de Valero.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
In a good year, his acequia can water homes from spring through mid-October.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021
Even then, the acequia reflected the blending of cultural traditions.
—New York Times, 13 July 2021
Outdoor space: The property has water rights to the acequia, or community watercourse, that runs through it, supporting a lush collection of fruit trees and shrubs and a vegetable garden.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 6 May 2020
Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
But the biggest challenge to saving acequias may be preserving the age-old knowledge behind their existence.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
Hundreds of small fish swim in the acequia, the irrigation canal.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
Human artifacts dating more than 10,000 years have been found at Brackenridge, and an acequia was built there in the 1720s to irrigate crops at the Mission San Antonio de Valero.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
In a good year, his acequia can water homes from spring through mid-October.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021
Even then, the acequia reflected the blending of cultural traditions.
—New York Times, 13 July 2021
Outdoor space: The property has water rights to the acequia, or community watercourse, that runs through it, supporting a lush collection of fruit trees and shrubs and a vegetable garden.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 6 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acequia
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By 1958, part of the stream in Elm Grove was developed over, and routed into a concrete culvert, which no longer absorbed the water as the wetland did.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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In May 2015, one pipeline ruptured and gushed oil into a culvert under Highway 101 and eventually discharged into the Pacific Ocean.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Inside Lebanon, the politicians who, together with Hezbollah, had driven the country into an economic ravine now began jockeying for power: Could Amal, the other main Shiite party, seize the advantage?Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Efforts were ongoing on Saturday morning to recover some of the bodies that had fallen into a ravine, a local government official who asked not to be named told Reuters.Reuters, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Water surged over a gully running through the Valencian town, ripping apart roads and tearing down walls of homes.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Park fire ignited on July 24 after officials say a man intentionally pushed his burning car into a gully.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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But there was also a three-hour standstill in traffic caused by a tractor trailer that had driven into a ditch on a road that usually does not permit vehicles so big, but made an exception because that was the only way into or out of the area in the wake of the storm.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bucks use water as a barrier, think deep drainage ditches, creeks, streams, and rivers.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
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In a Dutch oven or soup pot, cook the ground beef and onion, breaking the beef into crumbles, until beef is no longer pink; drain.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Be sure to get the sides of the sink and the area around the drain.Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is said to have involved training in artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles, and basic infantry operations, including trench clearing.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Design with Swales and Rain Gardens Swales, shallow trenches dug along the contour of a slope, can capture and redirect water, giving it time to absorb into the soil rather than running off.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Acequia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acequia. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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