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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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Taylor-Joy layered a brown leather trench over a black turtleneck, accessorizing with gold Elsa Peretti drop earrings by Tiffany & Co., as well as a pair of Dior sunglasses.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Players of the third-person shooter can now apply the Julius Caesar-solution to any problem in warfare by digging a trench.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 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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According to legend, Guru Padmasambhava, who is believed to have introduced Buddhism to Bhutan, rode to the mountain on the back of a tiger in the eighth century, spending three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours meditating in its caverns.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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One legend details another local connection — the Texas Rangers' rescue of a San Antonio girl who was kidnapped and held in the cavern.—
Megan Stringer,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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The film’s synopsis reads: Harris embarks on a perilous new cave diving expedition that will push the limits of adventure and force him to confront his deepest fears.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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This 250-foot-wide cave was once a massive rock, but wind eroded the sandstone over many years, yielding this striking natural wonder.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
2 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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In the last decade, a number of sinkholes have opened up in Japanese cities.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The cause of the sinkhole is also not clear, but officials are investigating whether underground pipes, recent weather or construction may have contributed.—
Anthony Trotter,
ABC News,
28 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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“Borehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borehole. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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