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riverbank

[riv-er-bangk] / ˈrɪv ərˌbæŋk /


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Insp Neil Pryce said witnesses and items left on the riverbank indicated where the boy may have entered the water.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

To visit by car, you’ve got to take the expressway south to an easy-to-miss exit and make two quick U-turns down to the riverbank.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

One of the most staggering is simply pollution: a jungle riverbank heaped with trashed tires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Although stretches of the opposite riverbank appeared "desolate", he said, "it's a lot more developed than I thought".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

When the soldiers are out of sight, I get up and lead Rostam down to the riverbank to fill the waterskins.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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