lagoon
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Initially, “Lord of the Flies” is all childish adventure: swimming in a lagoon, climbing a mountain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
With the lagoon central to their lives, they have protested against the move to force them out of Makoko.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
These tracks were formed on the muddy edge of a lagoon around 170 million years ago and have puzzled scientists for decades.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
Weeks before the Makoko demolition, bulldozers levelled dozens of houses in the Oworonshoki neighbourhood on the opposite side of the lagoon.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
When we first came to El Mangle, I wouldn’t drink, and I didn’t take a bath because I thought the water came from the lagoon.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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