: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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The pumps in these sewage ejector pits have moving parts.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
For whatever reason, the default federal approach has been to assume that U.S. taxpayers should help pay for any efforts needed to slow the sewage onslaught from Tijuana.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Nothing will knock the pretension out of you faster than having to go cover the sewage board hearing and having to type the school lunch menus.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel 75 rodent droppings, sewage backup & rolls served with ‘bare hands’: 10 South Florida restaurants shut
Among the violations: An employee cleaned rodent droppings, then washed and dried their hands without using soap.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
For whatever reason, the default federal approach has been to assume that U.S. taxpayers should help pay for any efforts needed to slow the sewage onslaught from Tijuana.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Nothing will knock the pretension out of you faster than having to go cover the sewage board hearing and having to type the school lunch menus.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel 75 rodent droppings, sewage backup & rolls served with ‘bare hands’: 10 South Florida restaurants shut
Among the violations: An employee cleaned rodent droppings, then washed and dried their hands without using soap.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij 
: waste materials carried off by sewers
Medical Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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