riverbank
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About 210 million years ago, two early relatives of modern crocodiles stood near each other among the low ferns of a humid riverbank in what is now northern New Mexico.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
In addition to running Projeto CAPA, Aidar now manages the 14-mile bike path along one riverbank of the Pinheiros, and a miles-long state park along the other.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Juvisy-sur-Orge Mayor Lamia Bensara Reda said the driver had "lost control" of the vehicle near a station close to the riverbank, "before plunging into the Seine and dragging a parked car" with it.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
He returned with a snippet of film documenting one of the most notorious cryptid sightings in history—a fleeting, jittery glimpse of a hairy figure crossing a riverbank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Pita stood behind us, away from the riverbank as if afraid of getting too close to the corpse.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Meanwhile, environmental restoration has made some of Brazil’s urban riverbanks and lagoons friendlier to capybaras.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
They included several sites in the capital Pyongyang, as well as public grounds such as defunct airfields, riverbanks, farmland and open-storage yards for mine waste.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Rather than building large dams, they sometimes burrow into riverbanks, but often the evidence is more visible.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, Sino Metals bulldozers have been leveling ground and removing dried tailings from riverbanks and gardens, which could make such an investigation more difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
The more she wailed about Pong drowning, the less likely the villagers would listen to Nok and start searching the riverbanks.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
