septic tank
noun
: a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
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By then, investigators had checked Guthrie’s flat, whitewashed roof and probed her septic tank with a long pole.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Investigators have returned to the home several times to process evidence, at one point appearing to search inside a septic tank near the property.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile federal and local law-enforcement authorities in Arizona continued to search for information in the disappearance of Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, yesterday investigating a septic tank in her backyard and earlier in the weekend removing a car from her garage.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, investigators searched what appeared to be a septic tank in the backyard.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Investigators have returned to the home several times to process evidence, at one point appearing to search inside a septic tank near the property.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile federal and local law-enforcement authorities in Arizona continued to search for information in the disappearance of Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, yesterday investigating a septic tank in her backyard and earlier in the weekend removing a car from her garage.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, investigators searched what appeared to be a septic tank in the backyard.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Septic tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septic%20tank. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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