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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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The barrage killed a 78-year-old woman in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and another person in the northern Kharkiv region, with at least 14 people reported wounded elsewhere, Ukrainian officials said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Iran’s state media, in turn, has waged a sophisticated propaganda campaign, publishing a barrage of content and misinformation meant to sway public opinion of the wider war and diminish its government’s losses.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

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The iconic destination woos visitors with its rich history, stunning architecture, and a unique network of bridges and canals linking neighborhoods across the Venetian lagoon.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Police are warning families to watch their children and pets around canals, ponds and other waterways after an American crocodile killed a dog in South Miami on Thursday.

— David Goodhue August 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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