sediment
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The team focused on turbidites, which are layers of sediment left behind by underwater landslides that are often triggered by earthquakes.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
His group and universities are sampling water and sediment along the shore ahead of warmer weather when more people use the river.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Researchers hope the tubes of Martian rock, soil and sediment can eventually be brought back to Earth for study.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Because Dillehay’s team had failed to identify properly the location of the stone tools in Monte Verde, Fiedel said, their antiquity was up to question; they could have been in a recent sediment layer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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