canal
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A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is a natural passage, not a man-made canal running through sovereign territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
It was created by a break in a canal carrying water from the Colorado River in the early 1900s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
For the last game of the season, a large group gathered by the canal to watch the game from outside the stadium as Partick won League One.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
The houses in which we are billeted lie near the canal.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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