Hoover Dam
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Are we connecting with the viewer? They’re going to Boston Harbor. They’re going to the Hoover Dam and they’re hearing directly from the landmarks and they’re speaking personally. ‘
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Its two gigawatts of computing firepower will rival the electricity produced by the Hoover Dam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
The colossal Hoover Dam, along the Nevada–Arizona border, transformed 1.5 million acres of scrub into farmland—and tamed the flood-prone Colorado River too.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024
Ortega said the $8-billion project, as well as other investments the district is pursuing, will “pass the test of time as the Hoover Dam of our time.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
Rafe was basically chipping away at the Hoover Dam, and there was a lot of water behind that wall, just waiting to get out.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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