Example Sentences

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Depleted aquifers in California’s Central Valley alone have lots of empty space: three times the full capacity of the state’s more than 1,400 aboveground reservoirs.

From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023

Depleted serotonin could especially explain memory problems and some neurological and cognitive symptoms of long Covid, they say.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Depleted Leeds are eighth in the table, but their hopes of finishing in the top six are now all but over and will be ended should Warrington win at Salford on Sunday.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

Depleted uranium can be manufactured into a very dense material – about 1.7 times more dense than lead.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

Depleted divisions had to be readjusted, men selected for particular work, a system of co-ordination with the Special Constabulary made, and a hundred re-arrangements made.

From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by Dilnot, George