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Recent Examples of standpipePanoche employees modified the leaking standpipe so it could be opened and closed, according to the plea agreement documents, allowing for water to be drawn from the Delta-Mendota Canal on demand and undetected.—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 But firefighters discovered that there was no standpipe on the interior of the building — a violation of the state fire code.—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024 Firefighters inside the building realize that no standpipe exists.—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2024 The standpipe had been cemented closed and was no longer functional.—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 30 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for standpipe
Firefighters were able to use a direct water supply from hydrants adjacent to I-91, officials said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 July 2025
Details of hydrant problem Frost said the contractors had been improperly operating hydrants and underground valves, disrupting the hydrants’ normal functions.
At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.
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John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.
Scientists determined that the crustaceans had become trapped in the sewers some 2,000 years ago when Rome was becoming urbanized and had lived there ever since—not just below Trajan’s Forum but in an entire system of canals, drainpipes and other watery infrastructure hidden below city streets.
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Krista Langlois,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
The Great Highland pipes endured within the isolation of military culture, and current traditions of advanced-piping competitions haven’t strayed far.
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Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
The final order on copper tariffs, which the Trump administration says will boost the domestic copper production industry, applies to semi-finished products such as pipes, rods, sheets and wires.
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