riverbank
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With tears in his eyes, Amin said the grass along the riverbank "has all gone" and farming is no longer possible due to "the wind and dust".
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
About 210 million years ago, two early relatives of modern crocodiles stood near each other among the low ferns of a humid riverbank in what is now northern New Mexico.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
On a tall, green riverbank between two highways in São Paulo, Brazil, a woman with round glasses and a big smile looks out at the water.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Juvisy-sur-Orge Mayor Lamia Bensara Reda said the driver had "lost control" of the vehicle near a station close to the riverbank, "before plunging into the Seine and dragging a parked car" with it.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Slowly, slowly he pulled himself along the branch until, from his pulling and Beetle’s weight, it cracked, and they both fell onto the riverbank.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
Meanwhile, environmental restoration has made some of Brazil’s urban riverbanks and lagoons friendlier to capybaras.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Rather than building large dams, they sometimes burrow into riverbanks, but often the evidence is more visible.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, Sino Metals bulldozers have been leveling ground and removing dried tailings from riverbanks and gardens, which could make such an investigation more difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Pong could make out hazy pinpricks of light beaming from the houses lining the riverbanks.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
