sediment
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Research has found the construction of roads can fragment habitats and increase erosion and sediment pollution in drinking water, among other potentially harmful outcomes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Dredging is not a permanent solution, critics argue, because rivers constantly fill the channels with new sediment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
As it enters Assam's vast floodplains, home to some 28 million people and hemmed in by hills, it slows and deposits sediment, fuelling erosion and floods.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Technicians then pour off the top layer and place a drop of the concentrated sediment onto a glass slide before smearing it evenly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
I watch them sink to the bottom of the glass, shining sediment.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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