canal

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A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is a natural passage, not a man-made canal running through sovereign territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was created by a break in a canal carrying water from the Colorado River in the early 1900s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

For the last game of the season, a large group gathered by the canal to watch the game from outside the stadium as Partick won League One.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The thick traffic in the canal moved slowly.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat