river
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In preparation for the storm, the Department for Infrastructure said their teams have been checking and clearing road gullies, monitoring river levels and tidal surges, and deploying a portion of temporary flood defences.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The whitewashed building, which has been here since the days of the American Civil War, rises from the surrounding scrub and sits about 200 yards from the Rio Grande river itself.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
He stands with a voter, who points across the river, a subtle message of an aspirational future.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the years since the dam’s completion the stakes of a settlement on the river have increased unrelentingly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
That’s why it attacked you, because you had the river eyes.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing river
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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