rivers
Example Sentences
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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
Nasa said the area's rocks formed in environments comparable to ancient Martian lakes and rivers, but could also hold evidence of microbial life from 1.2 billion years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Last year, the Legislature passed a law extending the board’s special regulatory powers over the two rivers until 2031, while the agency works on permanent regulations to protect river flows and fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
I step to the window and look below at rivers and lakes and green.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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