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basin

[bey-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /


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Their work focuses on sedimentary rocks from the Appalachian basin in the eastern United States.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Dry soils can absorb large amounts of snowmelt before it ever reaches streams, while groundwater losses across the basin have surged in recent decades.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Sixty miles from Julian, I turn onto Bannister Road and bump north along a gravel track for three miles into the basin, to a parking lot 164 feet below sea level.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes," the US space agency said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Witch planes can be anything: a wooden basin, a clay pot, a simple hat.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba




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