tributary
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Two weeks ago the government announced the suspension of dredging in the Tapajos River, a key Amazon River tributary, after Indigenous-led protests.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
The tributary of the Potomac River cutting across the land was called Tiber Creek after the river that flowed through the Eternal City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
The dam's construction on a Nile tributary, which provides most of that great river's water, was controversial with downstream countries.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
More than a mile long and 145m high, the dam is on the Blue Nile tributary in the northern Ethiopia highlands, from where 85% of the Nile's waters flow.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
Coming out of a small tributary that emptied into the sound, they spotted Jim Don and Pinkie searching a shoreline on foot.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing tributary
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Africa - Introductory
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