reef
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"Then I was quite sure that my gut feeling was right and that it was a western reef heron in front of me," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Kennedy Shoal is a well-known fishing reef in deep water.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
It also pledges to maintain food security and government revenue despite declining reef fisheries.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He left the fishermen far behind, hurtling past the reef, past the boat, and into the trees, bursting into the hut where Zheng was stirring.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Vocabulary lists containing reef
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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