Rivers
Americannoun
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Larry Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg, 1923–2002, U.S. painter.
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William Halse 1865–1922, English physiologist and anthropologist.
noun
Example Sentences
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Tensions between development and conservation have been growing in the Maasai Mara, where the number of camps and lodges, many built along scenic rivers, has nearly doubled over the past decade.
A major review of the state of the Welsh environment recently warned of "polluted rivers, failing soils" and "collapsing wildlife" - with one in five species at risk of extinction.
From BBC
The government said it had "taken action" to clean up rivers, lakes and seas.
From BBC
He called for an "immediate package of support to clean up the sewage spills that have poured into Hampshire's rivers" over the winter.
From BBC
Spinosaurus mirabilis lived when forests and rivers covered the now-barren Sahara.
From Barron's
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