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cistern

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as in tub

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Recent Examples of cistern In 1995, with water service only two or three days a week, Rodriguez purchased and paid to install a 600-gallon cistern for about $1,000. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Once through the entrance, visitors make their way down a narrow flight of stone steps before abruptly entering the vast site of the cistern. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026 In a pit below the stage was a cistern containing dead rodents. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 In both Wilde’s play and Strauss’s opera, Salome is obsessed with Jokanaan (John the Baptist), who is being held as a political prisoner in a cistern, his disembodied voice floating around the stage. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cistern

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The deep soaking tub and clear shower stall are set pieces in the room, creating a real open and airy feel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Rounding out the spectrum, a hot tub or soaking tub is a pricier, high-maintenance pick but a reliable crowd pleaser.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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After fermentation the wine was aged on the lees in stainless steel vats with frequent stirring of the fine lees.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Some carts were stacked high with metal steamers, while others held vats of boiling water to blanch tender stalks of gai lan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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