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While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024

The fire service said people walking near water should also keep dogs on leads, time their walks to make the most of daylight and always keep back from the edge.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023

As harsh as it sounds, there are certain places where it will not make sense to spend lots of money trying to keep back the tides.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2022

But he has come to question the islands’ ability to keep back the highest tides in coming decades.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

You’d think to hear her that there wasn’t but one supper in the world, and that was the one she had to keep back a few minutes on my account.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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