reed

Though piano, synthesizer and what seems to be a reed instrument are audible, it comes across as something created spontaneously with toys and noise-making devices discovered in a room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Burning reed beds is a quick way to restore them, but everyone knew it should be avoided because it killed soil invertebrates, such as snails and earthworms.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

The law has been a thin reed to lean on, Weil observes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025

On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025

Gradually, the forms of the signs became more abstract, especially when the pointed writing tools were replaced by reed styluses.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The book initially focuses on the Chumash people, on Southern California’s Channel Islands, who once fished from small boats made of bundled reeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The nibbled plants are stashed in small piles amongst the reeds by the water voles to eat later.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Paddle in hand, he now collects the rubbish that accumulates in the reeds along the swampy banks to sell to recycling companies.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Linas, a runner, started the Creek Team OC Instagram account after noticing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks, where lush green reeds suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Ranofer selected one of the small punts made of bundles of papyrus reeds bound together, and crawled under it.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw