embankment
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Building an embankment and ditch system required planning, coordination and the mobilization of labor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Some carriages were lying on their side in tangles of metal debris at the bottom of an embankment, while dozens of emergency services vehicles were racing to and from the site.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Videos published by Spanish media show derailed train cars that had fallen down an embankment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
They were found Wednesday afternoon in an embankment near the 33000 block of South Grade Road in Pauma Valley, less than three miles from the entrance of the state park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The bullet went into the mud of the embankment.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Several rivers breached their embankments, Baruah says, sending powerful currents through towns and villages.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The founder of intelligence analysis firm MAIAR, Tony Reeves, analysed satellite images and estimated that one section of the embankments in Gaza was up to 7m tall.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Due to the impact of persistent heavy rainfall and the prolonged passage of floodwaters at high levels, the safety of reservoirs and embankments in the affected areas faces a severe test," he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Due to the impact of persistent heavy rainfall and the prolonged passage of floodwaters at high levels, the safety of reservoirs and embankments in the affected areas faces a severe test," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
He was out there pushing his garden up into rectangular, flood-proof embankments, exactly the length and width of burial mounds.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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