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Recent Examples of culvertFollow these recommendations from the NWS to stay safe in heavy rain:
Beware of rapid water flow:
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 10 June 2025 Here’s your guide from the NWS to staying safe during downpours:
Beware of rapid water flow:
During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 9 June 2025 The state is working to build large overpasses for the safe movement of wildlife there since elk are reluctant to pass through tunnels/culverts and don’t like to walk over small bridges.—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Wildlife crossings have been proven to decrease collisions by directing wildlife away from roadways and onto bridges and through underpasses and culverts.—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for culvert
Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Sep. 2024
The climbers were descending a steep gully in the northern section of Early Winter Spire, a pair of rock formations in the Cascades some 150 miles east of Seattle, the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Over the June The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finally got their record highs on Friday after an impressive comeback from April trenches.
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Sara Salinas,Jacob Pramuk,Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
Ted Danson invited Fred Armisen on his podcast this week (the one called Where Everybody Knows Your Name), and the two comedy veterans talked about their years in the television trenches.
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