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weir

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as in sluice

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Recent Examples of weir 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 The strong but flexible roots of the Siberian pine, woven into a weir, bound them to a single place. — Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026 The grid hooked up 14 existing dams and weirs as well as a new desalination plant and three advanced wastewater-treatment plants. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010 See All Example Sentences for weir

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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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Russia has unleashed waves of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv in recent months, including a barrage of strikes on Monday.

— Elise Spenner, ABC News, 9 July 2026
If Clase’s home run in the second was an uppercut, then Toronto’s offense in the third was a barrage of jabs.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 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

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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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