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delta

[del-tuh] / ˈdɛl tə /






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Fishermen working the sea between the Irrawaddy delta and the coast of Mon state found several other bodies nine days later.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The strategy to carry customers over the delta between Play-Doh for kids and Play-Doh for adults starts with the new Blooms brand name.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"We'd need almost double the current flow for them to work," said Rodolfo Laurenti, the engineer in charge of irrigation in the delta.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

The delta was roughly in the $2.5 million to $3 million range.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

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

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

In 18 of the 40 deltas, this downward movement, known as subsidence, already exceeds local sea-level rise.

From Science Daily Apr. 20, 2026

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

Due to the climate crisis, urban river deltas are facing hazards such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and soil subsidence.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2024

In his badly penned sigmas and deltas she spied the shaking hand of her son’s growing anxiety.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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