shoals

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Bartram's and Altamaha bass are native to flowing river systems, where they typically inhabit pools and fast-moving areas near rocky shoals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

So after a rewrite, Mary Richards launches her best life from the shoals of a broken engagement instead.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

“It’s clear that he has navigated the fraught shoals of the bureaucratic politics of the administration effectively. He hasn’t ticked off anybody who matters, and that’s a lot by itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

At first, Carter thought he could navigate the shoals of their contradictory advice.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2024

His stomach, though, felt like a ship breaking up on invisible shoals.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy