lagoon
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The company is particularly concerned about people swimming, paddleboarding, littering and damaging structures around the reservoir, described as a "blue lagoon".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Salt production began in Ulcinj almost a century ago, when the natural lagoon was transformed into a network of shallow evaporating basins.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Flamingoes feed in a lagoon on the thin peninsula—protesters call the demonstrations the flamingo revolution—and sheep graze next to locals swimming in the ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Many were repatriated to the lagoon at the mouth of the creek in a moving ceremony last June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Out on the lagoon in the middle of the night...They didn't like the sound of that.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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The heat has warmed the lagoons, boosting the growth of algae that cover the shellfish.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
And local deliberations rarely compare the impact of solar farms to common agricultural practices, which can lead to runoff from fertilizers and herbicides, for example, or waste lagoons from concentrated animal feeding operations.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
Gray whales are known for their long migration between food-rich Arctic waters and the warm lagoons of Baja Mexico.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
It’s meticulously organized perfection: Its various neighborhoods, gated communities, parks, and street are pristine and feature shallow lagoons and golf courses, palm trees and hibiscus, blue skies and backyard swimming pools.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
The drawing envisioned a mile-square plain on the lakeshore sculpted by dredges into a wonderland of lagoons and canals.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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