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rivers

noun as in waterway

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"In particular, there are things we call atmospheric rivers… bands of air, which contain very high amounts of moisture that fuel themselves from the ocean waters," she added.

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"Here in Berkshire, Thames Water's been shoving up people's bills... putting sewage into our rivers and not fixing leaks," Sir Ed said.

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Titan's extremely cold surface is home to lakes and rivers of liquid methane and ethane.

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“It doesn’t take very many AR storms to really help us have a normal water year and recover from drought,” Ralph said, referencing atmospheric rivers.

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The 30-mile strenuous and pathless trek across mountainous terrain, rivers and boggy ground is part of the Cape Wrath Trail and is normally completed in three days.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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