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backfill
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backfill

In construction and excavation work,to fill something with additional dirt.When building foundation walls or retaining walls,one excavates a space large enough to build the walls and provide a comfortable work space,and then backfills with additional rock and dirt afterward.



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Concrete work on the two secondary clarifiers is just about complete and the outside of the tanks are in the process of being backfilled.
We have completed our repair work and have backfilled the collapse site with suitable materials and put
Further, the governor's statement that "whatever party is in control has just backfilled behind with new hires" is particularly ironic in light of this administration's history of bulking up the state payroll.
 
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