sediment
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Many buildings were built on loose, soft sediment that amplifies shaking during tremors, Linayo said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Environmentalists say the wall will accelerate erosion elsewhere while starving the neighboring salt marsh of sediment, hurting wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
They drilled about 26,000 feet into the ocean floor, recovered sediment samples, and analyzed the material.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Unkelbauer, who studied palynology -- the study of microscopic biological material found in sediment such as pollen and spores -- illustrates a growing labour market mismatch in Germany.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Choices, numberless as grains of sand, had layered and compressed, coalescing into sediment, then into rock, until all was set in stone.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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