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river

[riv-er] / ˈrɪv ər /


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Leaning on the bar at the Rising Sun, on the banks of the River Chew in Pensford, he looks like the classic comfortable West Country landlord.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

For thousands of years, certain lands west of the Jordan River were known by their ancient Biblical Jewish names, Judea and Samaria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This display is described as a “tiny slice” of the Huntington’s archive on Otis Reed “Dock” Marston, a historian and river runner who made it his life’s goal to collect information on the Colorado River.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

On Saturday, Israel renewed evacuation orders for five villages in Lebanon's south and east, telling residents to move north of the Zahrani River.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

It sat in the middle of the wide Tuscan River.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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