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evaporation

i va puh ray shuhn

  • n  the process of becoming a vapor
  • n  the process of extracting moisture

  • After all, when a busted pipe floods your home, you do more than just fix the leak and let evaporation take care of the water.
  • Mulchingspreading material like wood chips or stone around plantshelps reduce evaporation, essential in xeriscaping.
  • After that, the rapid evaporation in the hot desert air plus some seepage and regulation of the water intake would keep the level permanently some 150 ft.
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  • Conrad Black in Reuters UK
    Black, one hand resting on a table in front of the judge, told St. Eve in a clear voice before she passed sentence that he wanted to "express very profound regret and sadness" to Hollinger shareholders for "the evaporation of $1.85...
  • Emanuel Derman in Independent Online
    The job situation is going to be worse for a while, that's for sure,said Columbia's Derman. "Historically, quants have worked at investment banks, and in the past few months there has been a mass evaporation of investment banks."
  • Mike Rann in Brisbane Times
    I had to explain gravity,Mr Rann told reporters. "We need works done up state in order to reduce the amount of leakage, the amount of evaporation, to make sure that water is freed up in NSW and Victoria to come down the river. It means...

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