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millstreams

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plural of millstream

as in millraces

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In antiquity, Rome’s aqueducts and China’s canals and flood-control works were the pipelines of centuries of hegemony.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Much of it flows through the Central Arizona Project, the series of canals that run from the river to the Phoenix and Tucson areas.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of canals

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The Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center presented findings from a recent report examining PFAS contamination in Georgia's waterways.

— Rashad Williams, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The other two organizations focus on protecting waterways and aquatic ecosystems, including the Harpeth River, where Janson lives.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of waterways

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Nord Stream 1 and 2 are two major conduits created to funnel Russian gas to Europe, via Germany.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

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In antiquity, Rome’s aqueducts and China’s canals and flood-control works were the pipelines of centuries of hegemony.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Arizona faces especially large cutbacks because the CAP isn’t nearly as old as other aqueducts, giving it low-priority water rights and putting it among the first in line for cuts.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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