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reed

[reed] / rid /


NOUN
splint
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He obtained papyrus and reed pens from Egypt, along with traditional lampblack ink from Japan.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

For example, in the early 1990s, he and his colleagues examined standard recommendations for conserving reed beds—important habitats for birds that become overgrown with trees over time.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

The reed beds are used by warblers and reed buntings, which nest in early spring.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

A 2021 photograph by Maree Clarke is an exception; family members in traditional regalia are seated by a reed canoe, with the skyline of Melbourne in the background, powerfully fusing past and present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

He had a bushy goatee, curly brown hair tucked into a Rasta-style cap, and a set of reed pipes around his neck.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

At the end of June, the project visited Fir & Pond Woods, near Potters Bar, and recorded Euides basilinea, a planthopper associated with reeds, which had no previous records in Hertfordshire.

From BBC ● Aug. 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

The helicopter-based survey was carried out last year after scientists observed freshwater emerging under pressure in parts of the exposed lakebed in Farmington Bay, forming unusual mounds covered in dense phragmites reeds.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

The muvuki*s voice was smooth as the passage of a snake through reeds.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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