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sediment

[sed-uh-muhnt, sed-uh-ment] / ˈsɛd ə mənt, ˈsɛd əˌmɛnt /


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While collecting sediment cores from the Cascadia subduction zone off Oregon and northern California, the team accidentally drifted off course.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

To investigate this possibility, Goldfinger and his colleagues examined sediment cores taken from the ocean floor.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

His group and universities are sampling water and sediment along the shore ahead of warmer weather when more people use the river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Tree-ear was rubbing the sediment between his fingers, as he always did.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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