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lake

[leyk] / leɪk /


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The lake shores supported a remarkable variety of herbivores.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

“My friend was playing with the rocks in the lake, and then he grabbed the jaw,” Dianelis Molina Cruz told the station.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Local farmers have also poured in to help battle the blaze, with a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water drawn from a nearby lake.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Officials channeled water into Powell from an upstream reservoir and cut planned releases from the lake by 20%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Cold water splattered Jonathan and, for a moment, he thought she had done it on purpose— flung herself, clothes and all, into the lake, to swim.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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