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She is urging the new prime minister "to crack down on firms pumping sewage into sea & rivers".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The unique conditions the process demanded -- pumping saltwater in and out to maintain a shallow depth -- were also the perfect environment for hungry wading birds.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
SEOUL—In recent weeks, Kim Jong Un has started remodeling his luxury compounds, flaunting spending power created by an economic revival pumping cash into the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
During major storms, incoming water can exceed the capacity of the underground pumping system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
I can hear my own breathing, the blood pumping in my ears.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Not until its statement was issued later in the week was the full extent of the Federal Reserve's pumpings evident to the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
He felt the familiar taste of disinfectant as a thermometer was stuck into his mouth and then the rubber tube around his arm throbbing with the vigorous pumpings of the efficient Vivian.
From The Brain by Blade, Alexander
The organ of whose lagging, sick pumpings Antony Dart had scarcely been aware for months gave a sudden leap in his breast.
From The Dawn of a To-morrow by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
You stand by them—and so will I.” Judge Rutherford seized his hand and shook it with affectionately ardent pumpings.
From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
But the suggestion speeded up the pumpings of his heart.
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard
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