sediment
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Record winter rainfall is flushing pollution and sediment into Devon and Cornwall's coastal waters, raising risks to marine life, shellfish and potentially human health as conditions warm.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In addition, they are prevalent throughout the environment — in alpine snow, deep sea sediment and drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
These deposits formed when animals that died on the surface were washed into underground cavities, where they were eventually buried by sediment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
He measured the plumes of sediment stirred up by mining machines and found that the sediment didn’t travel as far as originally believed, and might do less damage to some kinds of marine life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2025
She blew on the sediment and began turning it over with the handle of the spoon, prodding it to let the heat out Later, she was able to sort it with her fingers.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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