dam
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Turkish media however quoted official sources as saying that water authorities carried out "controlled water releases" from the Ataturk Dam after water levels rose due to heavy rainfall in recent months.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Elizabeth Strout’s 11th novel centers on Artie Dam, a high-school history teacher in Massachusetts, whose fortunate home life and warm relationship with his students doesn’t prevent him from confronting a crisis of meaning.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Dam impoundment produced different effects depending on reservoir depth.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Ludmilla's own home was destroyed, she says, when the Kakhovka Dam further up the Dnipro river was blown up under Russian occupation in June 2023, causing catastrophic flooding.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The newspaper vendor in Dam Square was shouting “Turkey on England’s side!” and the papers were being snatched out of his hands.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing dam
"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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East Asia - Middle School
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