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Recent Examples of weir
This is a typical day on a salmon weir in southeast Alaska.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Climate & Environment New California water measures aim to increase fines for violators, protect wetlands
Sept. 6, 2024
The city controls several weirs where water is diverted.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
State and federal management of water infrastructure, including the pumps, dams and weirs that transport water across California, have a significant impact on fish populations.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
Monitoring stations upstream along the Sacramento River in Sutter, Colusa, Glenn and Tehama counties including the Fremont and Tisdale weirs, the Colusa Bridge and Hamilton City west of Chico are all at monitor stage, but waters remain well within their banks.
—Savanna Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weir
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2016
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As insurance companies operating in the area expect a barrage of damage claims in the coming days and weeks, Newsweek looked at insurers that previously declined the most claims.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass now is facing a barrage of criticism over cutting back on the fire department’s budget.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The film champions the idea that age is no barrier to new adventures, showcasing how passion and friendship can reignite a sense of purpose.Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The localizer is a barrier at the end of the runway that helps with aircraft landings and was blamed for exacerbating the crash’s severity.Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
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The canal was funded and constructed by the U.S. but turned over to Panama in 1999 in accordance with a deal signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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While there are no Chinese troops in Panama, as Trump has wrongly suggested, China controls two ports of entry, one at each end of the canal, through a Hong Kong holding company.Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Weir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weir. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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