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Which wonder was primarily shaped by natural erosion?

erosion

[ih-roh-zhuhn] / Ιͺˈroʊ Κ’Ι™n /


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Significant-to-moderate beach erosion is likely in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and “isolated damage of structures due to sea water inundation is possible,” forecasters said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Scientists suspect that processes beyond ordinary wind erosion may have contributed to its formation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Southern California is just entering its traditional fire season, and forecasters are predicting more coastal flooding and erosion from what is expected to be a severe El Niño winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Apart from an erosion of market power and more distant customer relationships, purchase mistakes could lead to higher merchandise returns or credit-card chargebacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

We poked through the remains of hospital foundations, undermined by erosion channels.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest outbreak in history — and experts say erosions of U.S. health policy have fueled the crisis.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

In these nations, the patterns were similar – erosions in freedom of speech, open elections, the rule of law, judicial independence, civil society and academic freedom.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

California’s snowmelt is leading to flooding and erosions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Despite its brutal aftermath, and subsequent erosions at the margins, Worcester’s hard-won holding — that Native nations remain independent of the states — has remained good law, until now.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022

My face has not ignored the passage of time, but recorded it with scars, lines, furrows, and erosions.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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