riverbank

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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

The zone will cover an area bounded by St Vincent Place, Glassford Street/Stockwell Street, to the far side of the riverbank, and York Street/West Campbell Street.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Kneeling at the riverbank, I understood exactly what he meant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The bodies of 19-year-old Kajal, a Hindu, and 27-year-old Mohammad Arman, a Muslim, were found buried near a riverbank on the outskirts of Umri village on 21 January.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Dragging him over my shoulder, I began to swim toward the riverbank, where his mother was crying out for me to bring him to her.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall