creek
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Many were repatriated to the lagoon at the mouth of the creek in a moving ceremony last June.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It follows an incident on 20 April in San Antonio, Texas, where an empty Waymo vehicle entered a flooded road and was swept into a creek.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
One facility, San Antonio de los Buenos, can’t handle the volume, so mostly untreated sewage pours through a canyon creek and into the Pacific 5 miles south of the border, U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The dog team was barreling up the creek and was drawn in by his commotion, and I barely got the sled stopped and tied off to a tree before they got to him.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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