creek
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The most popular involves a hippo escaping from a traveling circus and finding its way to a nearby creek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He fears the project will silt up the creek and Flathead Lake and destroy fish and habitat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
While recording in a park one evening, Jack picks up the sound of a car tire exploding before he sees the vehicle careen off the road and into a creek.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
John Quincy Adams swam in a nearby creek.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
In the late afternoon I went alone to the creek.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The property includes a lodge, a teepee, a basketball court, a number of ponds and creeks, and several hunting areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The sizable farm was previously described as being home to an abundance of wildlife—and also features multiple trails and two year-round creeks that run through the land.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026
The gunk washes into storm drains and pollutes creeks, rivers and beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Along the way, the filing said, Allen recorded his appreciation for the changing landscapes, for example writing on his phone that Pennsylvania's woods resembled "vast fairy lands filled with tiny trickling creeks."
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Debris from the landslide also dammed two creeks, South Fork Castle Creek and Coldwater Creek, and created two new lakes: Castle Lake and Coldwater Lake.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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