delta
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The study identifies groundwater depletion as the strongest overall factor linked to delta subsidence, although the main cause varies by region.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
When traders buy S&P 500 call options, the dealers who sell those calls need to buy S&P 500 futures to remain what’s called delta neutral.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
Dredging allows more water to flow through the delta without flooding, so water officials can keep reservoirs full—brimming with water they can release later in the year, even in the driest summer months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
She told the court how when she worked at Shell, the company was having big problems dealing with oil spills in the Niger delta area where her family was from.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
There, just shy of the city, the Uzumark broadened into a delta and was sliced into ribbons by boulders and small islands before simply vanishing.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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