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reef

[reef] / rif /
NOUN
underwater or partially submerged ledge
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It also pledges to maintain food security and government revenue despite declining reef fisheries.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Cyanide fishing has historically been used in parts of Southeast Asia to stun or kill fish, often for the live reef trade.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The tide was lower than expected, so the landing craft were hung up on a reef.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

From the reef it would look like a beach of bumpy gray rocks.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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