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lake

[leyk] / leɪk /


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Humorist Will Rogers famously joked to President Calvin Coolidge: "If that was my lake, I'd mow it."

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

But give it a little time in transit, whether that’s a 20-minute walk to the park or a two-hour drive to the lake, and something lovely happens.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

Sitting on the steps that lead up to our house and looking at our lake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The Hardah Dam in Dhale province has become somewhat of a tourist attraction in recent years, with a hot sulfur lake sitting at its base.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

We skirted the lake, which lay below and to the right.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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