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estuary

[es-choo-er-ee] / ˈɛs tʃuˌɛr i /


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For most metals, TRI values were below 1, indicating no significant non-carcinogenic risk for adults consuming these foods from the Doce River estuary.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

But “even though we’re beating it up,” Crooks said of the pollution flowing into the estuary, it’s been amazingly resilient in part because of constant monitoring and management.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Van der Schatte Olivier said: "They show that, even in a dynamic estuary like this, we can successfully restore seagrass at scale when we use the right methods."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

ZPMC’s crane-building empire is based on Changxing Island in an estuary of the Yangtze River.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

What most spectators had not realized was that the bridge ran across the estuary at a slight angle.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown