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reclamation

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as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland

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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 10 Dec. 2022.

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