delta
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She told the court how when she worked at Shell, the company was having big problems dealing with oil spills in the Niger delta area where her family was from.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Given the nature of delta hedging options, their activity, especially when approaching option expiry, can amplify or exaggerate market moves significantly.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
Ms. Low rehashes that old story, but concedes the delta is at least partially a product of the fact that “many women want to spend time at home with their children.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
The country is essentially a large delta crossed by three major rivers, the Rhine, Schelde, and Maas, that flow into the unpredictable North Sea.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
There, just shy of the city, the Uzumark broadened into a delta and was sliced into ribbons by boulders and small islands before simply vanishing.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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