brackish
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McNulty believes heavy rainfall over the weekend and brackish water conditions could have created a "perfect storm environment" for Sunday's attack.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Genetic and physical analyses confirmed that the species belongs to the genus Diplolaimelloides, a group typically found in coastal marine and brackish waters.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026
Just outside the city, it is pumping brackish groundwater from wells and discharging it into the Nueces River, which flows into a water treatment plant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
Moreover, as I’ve written before, diverting too much freshwater before it gets to the delta to serve downstream farms and urban users allows more brackish water to infiltrate deeper into the delta.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
My sensitivity to the world around me made me soak all its suffering like a sponge soaking brackish water.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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