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Los Angeles Times Southern California's biggest water agency voted Tuesday to shoulder most of the cost of replumbing the troubled center of the state's vast waterworks, committing nearly $11 billion to the construction of two massive water tunnels.
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Cast member Leslie Jones joined him on stage and also brought the waterworks.
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An analysis of 12 waterworks and stormwater projects bid out between July 1, 2016 and Jan. 11, 2018, showed bidders would have been nearly cut in half had responsible bidder requirements been in place.
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Hope so, because this new tidbit from creator Dan Fogelman is pretty much guaranteed to get the waterworks going again.
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The waterworks from the coiled frustration and utter heartbreak of losing a game, or ending a season with a sad thud, was often too much for me.
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Such is also the opinion of Greg DiLoreto, a waterworks specialist who chairs the American Society of Civil Engineers' Committee for America's Infrastructure.
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The waterworks went dry during the 1973 energy crisis and the artwork fell into disrepair.
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Unsurprisingly, the Manhattan Company’s waterworks system was a sham.
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First Known Use of waterworks
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WATERWORKS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of waterworks for English Language Learners
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: a system for supplying water to a city or town that includes pipes, pumps, etc.
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: the parts of the body that produce urine : the urinary system
WATERWORKS Defined for Kids
Definition of waterworks for Students
: a system of dams, reservoirs, pumps, and pipes for supplying water (as to a city)
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