brackish
Example Sentences
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Those efforts include expanding the state’s water storage capacity, improving its groundwater recharge capabilities and accelerating wastewater recycling and brackish desalination projects, among other items outlined in Newsom’s Strategy for a Hotter, Drier California.
From Los Angeles Times
Increasing inundation of the soil surrounding the basin exposes the trees to salt water from the brackish Potomac River.
From Washington Post
Children pumped brackish water from the earth to wash clothes as Ahmet shaved his father’s beard with thick white foam.
From New York Times
It was now submerged in brown and brackish water.
From New York Times
Yet several hours into Fiona’s downpours, brackish water invaded their bedroom.
From Washington Post
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