river

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They deliver about 11% of the world's river water into an ocean that holds just 1% of global ocean volume.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Laraba Adamu, who was newly married at the time, remembers hostility at the river where she fetched water.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

And so the plot tracks Tereza’s episodic adventures on the run, escaping to sail down the river in search of a working airplane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In one town, the slurry knocked out a hydropower project, adding even more water to the deluge as it joined the Teesta, a Himalayan river known for its sinewy twists and turns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Clare found himself following Gingersnipes out of the river.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman