dammed
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An overflowing dammed lake upstream of the Gyirong Port in Tibet forced a temporary suspension of rescue operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Scientists have warned that Himalayan glaciers are melting because of climate change and creating glacial lakes, often dammed by loose rock and debris, which makes them unstable and prone to bursting their banks.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Meadows along those dammed riverscapes have already acted as wildlife safety zones during several fires that burned through the reservation over the past few years, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
The process dirtied lakes, cut down forests and dammed up rivers.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024
Without a word, she would turn and leave me before I was through, shutting off my torrent, so that my feelings, thus dammed, raged on in my chest.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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