as in settles
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)
the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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But today, Don Swift settles all family business.—
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In a separate field a country block away from the bioreactor, Rulon and TNC installed a second project that also filters out nutrients but uses a different tactic.—
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The Kül unit filters and removes over 80 contaminants for clean and safe water.—
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19 Sep. 2025
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“Sediments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediments. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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