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Recent Examples of fire hydrantIn one of the spy spoof’s great running gags, his resentful Agent 13 would pop up in mailboxes, grandfather clocks, fire hydrants, planters, etc. while on uncomfortable undercover assignments.—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025 Applegate’s walk to the fountain can take upwards of an hour roundtrip; some of her homeless neighbors, hoping to save time, settle for nearby fire hydrants.—Jack Rodriquez-Vars
august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Wilson was built like a fire hydrant at 190 pounds and produced huge power.—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Many new residents will likely aggravate current practices of illegally parking in front of fire hydrants, in handicapped zones, blocking alley entrances and corner tow zones that are essential for the passage of school buses and emergency vehicles.—Steve Weinshel, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire hydrant
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.
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Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
25 May 2023
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.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2023
Holloway Road tube relies on a couple of old elevators to get up and down from the platform and the entrance is on a major road, so there is no obvious place for passengers to queue outside.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
For instance, Eucrisa, a drug prescribed to approximately a million American patients with eczema at almost $1,000 a tube, will be offered to Americans at an 80 percent discount—bringing the price under $200.
Clean Vents and Air Ducts These are an easy place to overlook, but dust and pet hair can accumulate in vents and ducts and lead to respiratory issues.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
About 80% of breast cancers are the invasive ductal type, which occurs when cancer cells grow in the milk ducts and invade the surrounding breast tissue.
Only the means, the conduits of misinformation, and the overall enshittification have changed.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.
His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.
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Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.
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