creek
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Some of the riparian canopy burned right down to the creek.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It follows an incident on 20 April in San Antonio, Texas, where an empty Waymo vehicle entered a flooded road and was swept into a creek.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
It is separated from the main campus by a creek but sits on higher ground and didn’t flood last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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