erosion
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The plans cleared the board, and the club also got approval from the Somerset-Union Soil Conservation District for erosion control.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 22, 2026
"This long-lived tectonic landscape provides a missing piece in understanding why erosion associated with the Great Unconformity varies so dramatically across the southwestern US," said Prof Gernon.
From Science Daily β Aug. 21, 2026
The case has been widely criticised for exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the city.
From Barron's β Aug. 21, 2026
“We’re aware of the sand erosion and the different relics getting exposed down there,” said Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Adam Yacenda.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 18, 2026
“Some sort of natural event—I don’t know, erosion or rust or something.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest outbreak in history — and experts say erosions of U.S. health policy have fueled the crisis.
From Salon β May 30, 2026
California’s snowmelt is leading to flooding and erosions.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 19, 2023
Despite its brutal aftermath, and subsequent erosions at the margins, Worcester’s hard-won holding — that Native nations remain independent of the states — has remained good law, until now.
From Washington Post β Jul. 1, 2022
Bangladesh is at the epicentre of the global climate crisis - 80% of the country is floodplain, and it is affected by floods, storms, riverbank erosions, cyclones and droughts.
From BBC β Mar. 25, 2021
They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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