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tideway

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as in torrent

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Social media companies faced a torrent of lawsuits alleging that their design can cause addictive behavior and harm users' mental health.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Authorities warned of a high risk of geological disasters in parts of Zhejiang, while residents in areas covered by a red mountain-torrent warning were told to ‌follow local evacuation orders.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of sluice

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Garwood said the spillway system dates to the late 1960s, but the pipe was lined last year.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
The largest among them, the Hardy Dam on the Muskegon River, needs a multi-hundred-million-dollar spillway upgrade to comply with modern flood safety standards.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026

Definition of spillway

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Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.

— Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.

— Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018

Definition of sluiceway

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Westcott said some of the subdivisions along the creek were built in the 1960s and 1970s when proper drainage was an afterthought and fences were installed in floodways.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Private property floodways and floodplains are mostly affected when extreme weather events occur, village officials said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of floodway

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Plan at least one day that starts with breakfast at Veranda, continues with a lazy stretch at the Four Seasons pool, and then pivots to Mandalay Bay Beach’s wave pool or lazy river if anyone in your group wants more action.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Water levels had started to drop along the river early Friday morning.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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