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riverbank

[riv-er-bangk] / ˈrɪv ərˌbæŋk /


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One time, a riverbank caved on top of Walters.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

On the Estonian side, antitank obstacles called dragon’s teeth are splayed along a small section of the riverbank, fenced in by barbed wire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Berkers is the captain of a restaurant boat that is now listing heavily after becoming stuck in the riverbank.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

About 210 million years ago, two early relatives of modern crocodiles stood near each other among the low ferns of a humid riverbank in what is now northern New Mexico.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Next to the river is starting to become too rocky and steep to run on and I can see a path cutting its way up from the riverbank, going along the top of the canyon.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

Fifteen minutes later, district administrative offices urged people along riverbanks to evacuate, and at 09:35, precautionary warning notices were sent to mobile phones in affected areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Alder and ash pollen indicated vegetation associated with riverbanks and seashores, which occur along the coast and in the nearby hinterland.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, environmental restoration has made some of Brazil’s urban riverbanks and lagoons friendlier to capybaras.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Teams of tenants had gone up and down the riverbanks, the granaries, the fields, and the stables searching for them, and Ferula had got down on her knees before the altar of Saint Anthony.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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