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swamp

[swomp] / swɒmp /




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“In the swamp that is entertainment,” said former Fox Sports Chairman David Hill, “the only solid ground is sports.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Kino’s hypocrisy stems from the same swamp as the original’s fictitious Dr. Gröss, whose lurid footage climaxed with a tsk-tsking screed against poverty, pollution and fascism as major contributors to the global death toll.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Troops found the submarine in a mangrove swamp in the Cayapas–Mataje nature reserve.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

It is bordered by vast swamp forests and largely undisturbed lowland rainforest growing atop deep peat deposits.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

A little maple tree in the swamp heard the cricket song and turned bright red with anxiety.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White




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