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delta

[del-tuh] / ˈdɛl tə /






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The following morning, bright and early to beat the heat, Olsi drove me the two hours from Tirana to the Vjosa Narta delta, which lies just north of the coastal city of Vlore.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Geological reconstructions indicate that the sediments containing the fossils formed in near-shore, shallow-water delta coastal environments.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

It’s also referred to as the delta sleep-inducing peptide.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

For decades, so much water has been taken that the river seldom meets the sea in Mexico, and its delta, once filled with lush wetlands and forests, has shriveled to stretches of dry riverbed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

To their right, the Phlegethon split into branches that etched the plain, widening into a delta of smoke and fire.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The world-renowned site features iron carbonate concretions that formed some 309 million years ago, fossilizing within them ancient creatures that had once thrived in the area's lush swamps, shallow seas and river deltas.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Researchers used advanced satellite radar systems to measure changes in surface elevation across deltas on five continents.

From Science Daily Apr. 20, 2026

Over time, sediment carried by rivers built deltas at the head of the Gulf, cutting off tidal access to inland areas.

From Science Daily Oct. 27, 2025

That means they are also imperiling some of the world’s most important food-producing lowlands in the Nile and Mekong deltas and cities from Shanghai to New York.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2025

Her eyes were the same deep-set smiles as her son’s, with more extensive deltas of creases at the corners.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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