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As daylight broke, birds began chirping in the mesquite tree, briefly masking the sound of wire cutters snipping the concertina wire in the riverbed below.
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
In order to protect his magnificent burial from grave robbers, Alaric’s people temporarily diverted a local river to bury him and his loot in the riverbed before letting the river rush back over.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
Crews need to inspect the Dali in the Patapsco River, as well as the surrounding wreckage and the riverbed.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
Work to prepare the riverbed for the Hudson River tunnel into Penn Station began this year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
In order to protect his magnificent burial from grave robbers, Alaric’s people temporarily diverted a local river to bury him and his loot in the riverbed before letting the river rush back over.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
Crews need to inspect the Dali in the Patapsco River, as well as the surrounding wreckage and the riverbed.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
Work to prepare the riverbed for the Hudson River tunnel into Penn Station began this year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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