rapids
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Gingerly making his way over rapids on unstable-looking logs, fighting off predators, and dealing with other hair-raising complications, Belmont painstakingly makes progress with no prospect of anyone coming to help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The city, whose indigenous name—“the place where the fish stops”—comes from its river rapids, gave Brazil’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro, 79% of the vote in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The manufacturer also warns not to drive in deep, fast-flowing bodies of water such as strong currents or rapids.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
If the commission sets new terms that boost flows, it could open up more of the Kern River’s popular rapids for a longer period each year, bringing a boon to boaters and whitewater rafting businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
The surface bubbled and roiled, as if battered by sudden rapids.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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