basin
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Their work focuses on sedimentary rocks from the Appalachian basin in the eastern United States.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Dry soils can absorb large amounts of snowmelt before it ever reaches streams, while groundwater losses across the basin have surged in recent decades.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Sixty miles from Julian, I turn onto Bannister Road and bump north along a gravel track for three miles into the basin, to a parking lot 164 feet below sea level.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Nasa said its image marked "the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes".
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Eager to put some distance between Frankie and me, I circled around the building and arrived at a path overlooking a long basin.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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