dam
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A wide river of cropped hair, crisp T-shirts, and adrenaline stretching almost 500 feet to Herndon, where they’re held back by an invisible dam about to burst.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
In October 2007, while scouring Google Earth, he discovered the largest beaver dam on the planet—a 2,700-foot-long structure in northern Alberta with a 17-acre lake backed up behind it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The dam, a frequent day-trip destination from Las Vegas, stands 35 miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, about 295 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The researchers also examined how river flow patterns and dam impoundment affect oxygen decline.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
So she didn’t hurry, but carefully made her way across the dam, toward the commotion.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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