marshy
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Marshy areas in the center were dug out to accommodate shipping channels.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2015
In Myrtle Beach, S.C., local boosters succeeded in a nationwide search for a living namesake by finding Mrs. Myrtle Beach of Fort Madison, Iowa, mother of three � Sandy, Marshy and Rocky.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Marshy silt and decomposed plants made a surface that looked completely solid, but it was even worse than quicksand.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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Marshy localities, and wherever there is shaded rank vegetation in low-lying parts, are dangerous all the year round; in such places the water is deadly at all times unless first boiled.
From Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked by Thomas, C. H.
Marshy, swampy land that is infected with the germs of anthrax should be drained and cultivated.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
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"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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