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While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024

But I didn’t understand that was useful to keep back then.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

As harsh as it sounds, there are certain places where it will not make sense to spend lots of money trying to keep back the tides.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2022

"Red squirrels now only survive in island ecosystems where there aren't any grey squirrels or where a red squirrel community group are working hard to keep back the grey squirrels", she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2022

She pursed her lips together when she was done, like she had to struggle to keep back some words.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline


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