delta

Example Sentences

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Heavy rains in 2025 mean 2026 could be a banner year for wildlife spotting, as water flows out over the delta, reopening waterways to traditional mokoro boat safaris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Given the nature of delta hedging options, their activity, especially when approaching option expiry, can amplify or exaggerate market moves significantly.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

Bureau of Reclamation recently notified California agencies that it plans to pump more water out of the delta into the southbound aqueducts of the federally operated Central Valley Project.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Many of its largest cities -- including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong -- sit in delta regions made of soft, water-saturated sediment that naturally sinks over time.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

“Down Cairo way? Yeah. It’s in the delta of the Ohio and the Mississippi. Like Cairo in Egypt, in the Nile delta.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman