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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

She also helped Mike and others take the estuary restoration fight to Sacramento, to Washington, D.C., and to Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

“Restoration is the name of the game, not intrusion,” Mike told me, and he wasn’t talking just about the estuary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

During an interview in 2024, he said he remembered "the drone of engines" as enemy bombers flew up the Thames estuary.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

But Coyotito—he was the one—he wore a blue sailor suit from the United States and a little yachting cap such as Kino had seen once when a pleasure boat put into the estuary.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck