as in tailor
a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Lobbying to stop vaccination for polio is like advocating to remove fresh water and sewers from our cities.
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Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Republican Stuart Benson, also in the East End, is interested in prioritizing paving, internet access and the sewer system.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
By 2028, the increases are expected to more than double a typical single-family home’s bimonthly sewer fee, from $72.27 to $155.55, estimates show.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The next emergency is far more disgusting, as a sewer line explodes and causes multiple car accidents while raining down 5,000 gallons of wastewater on everyone below.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Republican Stuart Benson, also in the East End, is interested in prioritizing paving, internet access and the sewer system.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
By 2028, the increases are expected to more than double a typical single-family home’s bimonthly sewer fee, from $72.27 to $155.55, estimates show.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The next emergency is far more disgusting, as a sewer line explodes and causes multiple car accidents while raining down 5,000 gallons of wastewater on everyone below.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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