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die Kloake (-n)  sewer, cesspool; cloaca, monotreme (zool.)

Der einst für sein klares Wasser gerühmte Lambro verdunkelte sich zur Kloake.
The Lambro, once renowned for its clear water, darkened into a sewer.
Auf dummen Kloakenjournalismus verschwenden wir keine Zeit.
We won't waste our time on/with gutter journalism.

Related: die Abwässer (pl.) sewage (water), waste, industrielle Abwässer industrial waste, die Abwasserleitung sewer line/pipe, der Abwasserkanal sewer main, sewage canal, die Kanalisation sewer system, sewerage

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