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Recent Examples of borehole
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.
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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
The South Korean drill froze stuck inside the borehole.
—Bychristian Elliott, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024
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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
The South Korean drill froze stuck inside the borehole.
—Bychristian Elliott, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borehole
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Further excavations are planned at the cemetery to uncover more artifacts and insights into Anglo-Saxon life. fairness meter fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The exact location of the recent discovery has not been disclosed because further excavations are planned.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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People search for human remains at a trench believed to be used as a mass grave on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Monday.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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For that next pilates class or HIIT circuit, wear an oversized silhouette from Anine Bing beneath a cool-girl trench and atop a cashmere hoodie.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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My family spent our time poking around easy trails, but the Sliding Sands Trail is an 11-mile point-to-point that drops through the volcano’s crater, traveling through rust-red and black lava rock terrain that many describe as otherworldly.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
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The rocky roof above it—the ground within the caldera at the volcano's summit—now lacking supports suddenly collapses, quickly increasing the pressure in the reservoir and squeezing gas and bits of rubble through the vents in Kīlauea's crater.David Bressan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nautical vampires aside, the caverns offer a unique experience for people to explore one of America's longest navigable underground rivers.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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Today, the caverns hold evidence of both the Maya and the people who inhabited the region before them, as well as the fossils of prehistoric megafauna.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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Preacher’s Cave: This historic cave on the northern end of the island was a refuge for the first settlers seeking religious freedom.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Woods are a portion of the larger Harrison County Glades Conservation Area, which spans more than 5,300 acres of forests, glades, caves and streams.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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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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In the modern era, that tension is perhaps best exemplified in Florida, where coastal erosion, sinkholes, and other environmental factors have become a constant challenge in the march toward upward construction.Rafi Schwartz, The Week US, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The spa is also tied to history and is centered around a cenote, a sinkhole surrounded by rocks that was used by the Mayans.Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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Their habitats, known as gallery forests, border rivers in the Amazon basin that are seasonally flooded, creating flora adapted to the constant washing in of nutrients from river waters.Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tips and Tricks for Washing Delicate China Line the Sink To prevent breakage, chipping, and other damage when washing fine china by hand, consider placing a dish towel in the basin of your sink to serve as a padded liner.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2024
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