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milldam

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as in weir

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Removing the weir will lower the entire lagoon’s water level by several feet and restore the ebb and flow of ocean tides to the basin.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Known as Big John, the man was fined and forced to dismantle his traditional fish weir or risk imprisonment after he was reported for fishing outside of the reservation.

— Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 30 May 2026

Definition of weir

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The defense attorneys argued Harris fired the first shots that killed Payton friend Turner and set off the barrage that led to the deaths of bystanders Martinez, Alexander, and Davis.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Rocky Graziano scores a technical knockout with a barrage of 30 punches against Tony Zale in the sixth round to win the world middleweight boxing title.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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In France, youth sports are heavily subsidized by local municipalities and community groups, substantially lowering the barrier for entry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
In an era where youth sports can cost parents thousands of dollars, a new no-cost league in the historic Northeast neighborhoods launched by the Kansas City Current aims to break down the financial barrier.

— PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Definition of barrier

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Dam Removal Europe found that the number of dams dismantled in 2025, along with other water-flow controls like weirs, culverts and sluices, grew by 11% from the year before.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

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Officers with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department were called to the 1700 block of South 16th Street on reports of a shooting, according to a news release from Nancy Chartrand, a spokesperson for the department.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Iron is a building block for hemoglobin, a protein in your blood that is required for the production of the red blood cells that deliver oxygen throughout our bodies.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026

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This year’s price hike for longtime customers is bound to impact some of the same customers who felt betrayed by the 2024 end of the lifetime price lock.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
An investigation revealed the men forced their way into the home, changed the locks and began operating a counterfeit currency manufacturing operation, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

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The brightest things in the picture—that bit of blue heaven and the red-and-white house across the canal—are also the most distant.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Researchers say the technology could support emergency response operations, temporary bridges, floating markets, event stages, and other on-demand infrastructure for rivers, canals, lakes, and coastal areas.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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