delta

Example Sentences

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“You can still get nice leverage funding calls by selling lower delta puts,” McElligott added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Perseverance was dispatched to the Jezero Crater because it showed qualities that may have meant it was once conducive to life, including signs it was once a delta when Mars could sustain liquid surface water.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 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

Many of its largest cities -- including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong -- sit in delta regions made of soft, water-saturated sediment that naturally sinks over time.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

Now, for example, I would be reassuring the Pharaoh that the flood was a gift from the gods, that once it receded, the rich black earth of the delta would bring forth abundant grain.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson