shallow

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Greenpeace marine biologist Thilo Maack said they had tried to stop the whale entering a shallow bay on Poel Island, but it had done so anyway.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Critics argue that the Accords are transactional and shallow: photo-ops dressed up as diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

After such an event, the landscape collapses into a broad, relatively shallow crater known as a caldera.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Kharg experienced major development during Iran's oil boom in the 1960s and 1970s because much of the coastline on the mainland was too shallow to accommodate supertankers.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Two soldiers driving past on a routine patrol stopped short when their jeep’s headlights swept over five men in the shallow water near shore.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin