brackish
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"Crocodilians, the largest predators in most tropical, subtropical freshwater and brackish environments, are a unique case when it comes to homing behavior," said behavioral ecologist and Adjunct Associate Professor Ru Somaweera, from Murdoch University.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Texas Pacific also said it would sell brackish groundwater to Chevron to use at the plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
It has brackish waters, a mix of fresh and salt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
The train flew over its pylons, curving toward the center of the trade nexus, speeding over brackish water, bright with leaked waste oil and scrap trash and the stink of chemicals.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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