reed
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For example, in the early 1990s, he and his colleagues examined standard recommendations for conserving reed beds—important habitats for birds that become overgrown with trees over time.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
"Probably about 300 acres of burnt reed bed there," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Strikes on disparate vessels may seem a thin reed for an ICC investigation, but the court has been moved to act by less.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The oboe is a double reed and it’s the purest waveform.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
That chunk of coal was once a green plant, a fern or reed that lived one million years ago, or maybe two million, or maybe one hundred million.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing reed
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