delta
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The delta was roughly in the $2.5 million to $3 million range.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The study identifies groundwater depletion as the strongest overall factor linked to delta subsidence, although the main cause varies by region.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
In a practice that ought to inspire progressives, those farmers deepened the delta channels and spread over their surrounding farmland the rich silt they excavated or used it to reinforce the levees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
She told the court how when she worked at Shell, the company was having big problems dealing with oil spills in the Niger delta area where her family was from.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Our landing site is at the delta of a long-gone river.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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