marshland
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The militia member said the number of dead was unknown, as the operation on the vast expanse of water and marshland between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad was still ongoing.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Amid this gentle drama, Jewett depicts the marshland, where “the lines of the creeks made a broad tracery whichever way one looked.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
With their differently shaped bills - some ideal for scooping and some for probing - marshland birds feed in the tidal mud.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
As a two-time cancer survivor, she has tried to avoid the Stauffer site and Blair landfill, which is shrouded by marshland off the San Francisco Bay Trail.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
With the city ever-expanding, it would only be a matter of time before the marshland at its outskirts was filled in and built upon.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Canvey Island Foreshore, Essex - a family-favourite sandy beach, the island has only been populated since the 17th Century when the Dutch made the marshlands habitable.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Its marshlands store large amounts of carbon, helping to mitigate climate change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
But the rare subspecies adapted to live in saltwater marshlands are considered threatened.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
Adel al-Batat, in his late 60s, has struggled to find work since he was initially displaced from marshlands when Iraq's former leader Saddam Hussein drained vast parts in the 1990s to flush out rebels.
From Reuters ● Jun. 5, 2023
A light breeze came off the water, smelling of salt and marshlands.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
