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delta

[del-tuh] / ˈdɛl tə /






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

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Results show that almost every delta studied contains areas where the land is dropping faster than nearby sea levels are rising.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Today, abandoned barge cranes lie rusting and rotting in delta sloughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

The good news was that the flooding deposited rich, alluvial silt all over the fields, making the Nile delta the richest farmland in the ancient world.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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