rapids
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As he lay down in the powerful rapids, he visualised a new type of small-scale tidal energy generator.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Gingerly making his way over rapids on unstable-looking logs, fighting off predators, and dealing with other hair-raising complications, Belmont painstakingly makes progress with no prospect of anyone coming to help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The city, whose indigenous name—“the place where the fish stops”—comes from its river rapids, gave Brazil’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro, 79% of the vote in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The manufacturer also warns not to drive in deep, fast-flowing bodies of water such as strong currents or rapids.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Large boats heading south on the Nile couldn’t go any farther than Juba because of the rapids and shallows on the upper part of the river, so that made my town a busy port.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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