mud

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These deposits form when underwater avalanches of mud, sand, and debris rush down the seafloor and eventually settle into thick sediment layers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

Under a chaotic canopy woven with vines and studded with fearsome spiked stems, the group crossed streams, waded through mud and picked off dozens of leeches.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

A field in Chile, the dirt gone to red mud in the rain.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He helps me up, and I scoop up a handful of mud and press it against his chest, leaving a brown handprint on his soaked T-shirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison