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marshland

[mahrsh-land] / ˈmɑrʃˌlænd /


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The militia member said the number of dead was unknown, as the operation on the vast expanse of water and marshland between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad was still ongoing.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

Having driven up to Llyn Teifi in the Cambrian mountains, we stand on a bridge, surrounded by rocky outcrops and marshland.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

Northern Sweden, where the training took place, is a web of rivers, lakes and marshland.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

As a two-time cancer survivor, she has tried to avoid the Stauffer site and Blair landfill, which is shrouded by marshland off the San Francisco Bay Trail.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2024

“We searched and searched, sir,” Sela mumbled, “but all we could find was this big stretch of marshland and bog...”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Focusing instead on strengthening levees in the Delta and restoring tidal marshlands, he said, would ensure that water is “delivered to the doorstep of your existing pumps reliably.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2024

The western Spanish region of Extremadura, which also has substantial marshlands, has seen 17 cases.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2024

But the rare subspecies adapted to live in saltwater marshlands are considered threatened.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2024

On a sun-scorched shoreline in Iraq's southern marshlands, fishermen stood shovelling a grim catch: tiny fish gathered dead from the water, fit only for use as animal fodder.

From Reuters Jun. 5, 2023

The children dashed back to the house, trying to outrun the mosquitoes that swarmed up from the marshlands.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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