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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

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The 2024 race pitted Scharf, then Trump’s personal attorney, against Bailey, who used his office to file a barrage of legal briefs in support of the Republican president.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
In IconArrows pointing outwards Meanwhile, the daily barrage of news and headlines continue.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

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Although most of the migrants have since gone back, more than 80 migrants died, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, according to Spanish and Moroccan authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Financing, along with bureaucratic hurdles the city has attempted to address, are often the largest barriers for developments like the Stockton Boulevard hotel, said Councilmember Caity Maple.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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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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The backstory The Pocketbook Factory, established in 1885, was an entire city block of textile manufacturing that operated until 1978 and is now listed on the National Historic Register.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
The sale of the single-family house in the 23700 block of Hutchinson Road in Los Gatos has been finalized.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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That could further reduce the canal's transit capacity and exacerbate congestion across global shipping routes.

— , CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
With its iconic canals, Gothic architecture, Moorish windows, and artisan legacy spanning everything from Murano glass and Burano lace to terrazzo flooring, Venice is a design lover's paradise.

— Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

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