berm
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The city’s public works team and its Parks, Recreation and Marine bureau were working to secure it, putting up sandbags and rebuilding the berm to stop water intrusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
“With the El Niño coming, this is only the beginning, as far as I can say,” he said, watching the track hoe operator shovel sand on top of the ever-growing sand berm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Satellite images show that troops started to construct a massive berm - a raised sand barrier - around the perimeter of el-Fasher, sealing off access routes and blocking aid.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
Earlier this year, the militia tightened its hold on El Fasher by walling it off with a sand berm, according to satellite photos published in August by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
There was a knee-high berm of snow directly in front of him and then a trail where patrolling guards had tramped it down.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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