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sand









NOUN
silt
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A team of off-duty lifeguards sprinted across the sand to drag children to safety.

From Barron's

The vehicles are delivering freight between Fort Worth and El Paso and Dallas and Houston, as well as hauling fracking sand on public roads and highways in the Permian Basin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Footage recorded by a rival fighter went viral, showing Lombana's documents and family photos scattered in the sand.

From Barron's

Trujillo said he once played office golf — blue cardboard for water hazards; brown paper for sand traps — with actors Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy while the movie “A Mighty Wind” was being edited.

From Los Angeles Times

Over recent years, large dunes have started encroaching on the land in the village, while rolling desert sands have forced residents to shift further downhill, local pensioner Kakabai Baimedov told AFP.

From Barron's