Back River
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Residents like Maranto say they’re worried the pollution from the Back River plant is impacting their property values, and it’s discouraging because of the taxes they pay for their waterfront homes.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2022
Discussions about how to streamline the city’s procurement process for Back River also appeared slow-moving, the report noted.
From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022
In March, after a fish kill in Back River, inspectors returned to the plant again and issued a report that Grumbles deemed evidence of the potential for “catastrophic failure” at the facility.
From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022
The vertical spin tunnel lies along the Back River, said Kelemen, and “floods almost every time we have a rain event.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2017
Since its establishment in 1917, the laboratory’s operations had been concentrated on the campus of the Langley Field military base on the bank of Hampton’s Back River.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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