swamp
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The original features “an all-American archetype of a virtuous family pitted against a monster,” while Scorsese depicted a “broken and dysfunctional family and the monster is even more extreme, he’s like a swamp creature.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
I speak, of course, of a sweaty $150 World Cup train ride from Manhattan…to the Meadowlands swamp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It is bordered by vast swamp forests and largely undisturbed lowland rainforest growing atop deep peat deposits.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
David Tor, acting director of the town's hospital, introduced AFP to a mother who had been forced to deliver in nearby swamp land.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Every few minutes, she would pause to get her bearings and listen for any sounds in the swamp.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing swamp
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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