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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
Trump even suggested that Newsom resign as governor, and locals have also questioned why fire hydrants ran empty.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes.
—Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Firefighters said two SUVs parked at fire hydrants hampered their ability to fight the blaze that broke out 3:35 a.m. Sunday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Susan Dueñas, Malibu’s director of public safety, said enforcement is focusing on violations that impact public safety, such as parking in front of a fire hydrant or blocking a driveway, and offering more warnings than tickets.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes.
—Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Firefighters said two SUVs parked at fire hydrants hampered their ability to fight the blaze that broke out 3:35 a.m. Sunday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Susan Dueñas, Malibu’s director of public safety, said enforcement is focusing on violations that impact public safety, such as parking in front of a fire hydrant or blocking a driveway, and offering more warnings than tickets.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
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Bass had flown home from Ghana the day before to a city engulfed in crisis, with firefighters battling out-of-control wildfires, hydrants that were dry and residents reeling from a chaotic evacuation.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Chief Kristin Crowley and California Governor Gavin Newsom have faced criticism for their response to the wildfires after some hydrants went dry as firefighters tried to battle the blazes.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—
Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2023
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Two men assembled a dredge from a PVC pipe and a household grease trap.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Continuous megawatt power millimeter-waves can also be efficiently (>90 percent) guided to great distances (>10 km) using a variety of modes and waveguide (pipes) systems, including the potential of using smooth bore coiled and jointed/ joined tubing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Check this out 🇬🇧 Tunnel vision: A mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station in London will be turned into a major tourist attraction.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The pope is receiving what is known as high-flow oxygen by nasal cannula (a device that provides extra oxygen through a tube and into the nose), which can vary in oxygen percentage.—
Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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There are more cooling inlets, vents, and ducts, plus a new front diffuser that reduces lift at the front axle at speed.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Nigh’s two cellmates are alleged to have helped him into a ceiling chase, which is a space above a ceiling that often houses ducts, and covering for him.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The subpoenas requested the two union leaders produce documents by Feb. 20 that include any communication — emails, texts messages, Signal messages, WhatsApp messages or any other electronic messages — sent to or received from board members and Gates and Potter.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The north London side’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United on Saturday alongside Liverpool’s 2-0 victory at Manchester City the following day increased the gap between Arsenal and the league leaders to 11 points, although Arsenal have played one game fewer.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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When Shams Charania, the ESPN reporter who is the usual conduit for this sort of news, first posted the deal on X, the general assumption was that he’d been hacked.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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For emerging sports like padel, celebrities can be a critical conduit for reaching both new participants and new viewers.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Gudea looks a bit like a fireplug.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Aug. 2021
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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