rivers
Example Sentences
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One of the UK's biggest oil refineries spilled pollution into local rivers and the Mersey Estuary on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024, documents shared exclusively with the BBC suggest.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Environment Secretary Angela Eagle calls it a "win-win" for development and nature, claiming it would unlock space for 15,780 homes that are currently stalled because of rules protecting rivers.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Modern European and American eels undertake extraordinary migrations, traveling thousands of kilometers from freshwater rivers to reproduce in the Sargasso Sea.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The country had previously moved to export surplus electricity to neighbouring India and Bangladesh, seeking to turn its glacier-fed rivers into a source of revenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He knew that the Hidden People live inside rocks and rivers, just as the clans live in shelters, and that they seem beautiful until they turn their backs, which are hollow as rotten trees.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
