marshland
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"It is very difficult for my men. The area is still flooded, and elsewhere it is all marshland," Hawadi said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Duryea’s sits on a rugged stretch of road with no sidewalks, surrounded by marshland and sparkling bay views.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
It has the largest tidal reedbed in England and wildfowl and waders feed and nest in the six shallow lagoons, marshland and mudflats.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“Yes,” said Will, “fly high, and tell me what the land’s like farther on. Walking on this marshland is going to take forever.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said the diversion helped the river’s flow of sediment and relieved oversaturated marshlands, MLive.com reported.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
But the rare subspecies adapted to live in saltwater marshlands are considered threatened.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
Yet we are allowing pesticides to enter them via the rivers and by direct spraying over bordering marshlands.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
