runoff has definitions from the field of politics
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[ noun ] the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

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(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

This low BOD was_due to removal of the excess suspended solids by sedimentation since the only dilution was surface runoff which was very low during this study .

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flow waste

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[ noun ] (politics) a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

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election run_off

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