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a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Recent Examples of sewers
Sanitary sewers, which are used in most of the country, can cause problems if they are undermaintained, cracked or become blocked.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Workers uncovered possible human remains in the sewers of Hamilton, officials said.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2025
Researchers in Australia have developed a new wastewater treatment system that could prevent fatbergs from clogging city sewers and save water utilities globally billions each year.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
These are giant concrete-like clusters of cooking oil, grease, nappies, wet wipes and such that congeal into masses in our sewers, clogging networks.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2002, when Shafer took charge of the district, large amounts of wastewater were still being released from the sewers, despite the Deep Tunnel having gone into operation nearly a decade earlier.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That is, unless intense precipitation levels overwhelm sewers already overflowing within the city, and officials open the locks between the river and the lake and reverse that flow.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
As people shed the measles virus into toilets and baths, scientists can test that water from sewers.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
By swapping human sewers for robots, SoftWear Automation sees the potential for more on-demand, nearby manufacturing that would shorten production times, reduce waste and trim costs.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Workers uncovered possible human remains in the sewers of Hamilton, officials said.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2025
Researchers in Australia have developed a new wastewater treatment system that could prevent fatbergs from clogging city sewers and save water utilities globally billions each year.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
These are giant concrete-like clusters of cooking oil, grease, nappies, wet wipes and such that congeal into masses in our sewers, clogging networks.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2002, when Shafer took charge of the district, large amounts of wastewater were still being released from the sewers, despite the Deep Tunnel having gone into operation nearly a decade earlier.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That is, unless intense precipitation levels overwhelm sewers already overflowing within the city, and officials open the locks between the river and the lake and reverse that flow.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
As people shed the measles virus into toilets and baths, scientists can test that water from sewers.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
By swapping human sewers for robots, SoftWear Automation sees the potential for more on-demand, nearby manufacturing that would shorten production times, reduce waste and trim costs.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Sewers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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