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Buda Mendes—Getty Images Among the mourners clustered along the riverbank next to the Vatican were scores of youths wearing bright green T-shirts and scarves.
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Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Hikers there can spot wading birds like great blue herons and American avocets, find shells on the riverbanks, and wander the thick cottonwood galleries on their shores.
—Adam Roy, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
Image Most of the storm’s damage so far has been caused by floodwaters that overtopped riverbanks and levees, surged through streets and inundated the basements and ground floors of buildings.
—Patrick J. Lyons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Hikers there can spot wading birds like great blue herons and American avocets, find shells on the riverbanks, and wander the thick cottonwood galleries on their shores.
—Adam Roy, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
Image Most of the storm’s damage so far has been caused by floodwaters that overtopped riverbanks and levees, surged through streets and inundated the basements and ground floors of buildings.
—Patrick J. Lyons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbank. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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riverbank
noun
riv·er·bank
ˈriv-ər-ˌbaŋk 
: the bank of a river
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