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plumbing

verb

Definition of plumbing

present participle of plumb

as in scaling

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship

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Recent Examples of plumbing The projects have ranged from custom built-ins to plumbing work and even an entire basement apartment. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Cisco Oliviera, who fixes plumbing problems at district schools, told the board that his layoff notice arrived on his birthday. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 Regular drain maintenance and prompt attention to small problems can go a long way toward keeping your bathroom plumbing running smoothly. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 Entertainment giants are truly grasping for any hint of intellectual property this days — including by plumbing the depths of random playground games. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 Online influencers can invent careers by plumbing the court docket in a celebrity lawsuit (see the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni case). — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026 But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 This policy helps cover the cost of repairing and replacing devices and systems essential to your home, from HVAC to plumbing to refrigeration. — Caroline Ernst, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 The two-car garage, upgraded with electrical and plumbing infrastructure for an additional washer and dryer, has a 16-foot ceiling that provides ample height for vehicle lifts to double its capacity. — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 13 May 2026

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These are hero buys that will survive the elements, no matter whether plans include scaling mountains or sunning in parks.

— Ellie Davis, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Authorities identified the climbers as Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, a Russian couple known for scaling skyscrapers and other towering structures around the world.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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The Colorado attorney general oversees more than 700 attorneys and staff and manages legal manners spanning consumer protection, civil rights, criminal, water, constitutional and environmental law.

— Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The announcement came after South Korea announced on Monday three massive investment projects spanning semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 July 2026

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