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dune

noun

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as in ridge

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Recent Examples of dune White flamingos and red-footed falcons floated above the lagoon, framed by a long strip of dune and beach. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Data showed that between 2024 and 2026, the city paid about $290,000 and $330,000 per year for sand removal and dune reshaping to maintain the area for visitors. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Tents cannot have sides, and shade structures must be erected toward the back of the beach, by the dune line and behind the lifeguard chairs. — Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 14 Aug. 2026 About 25 people participated in the Friday evening walk on one of Seman’s favorite trails — the number 9 and 10 trails at Indiana Dunes State Park that lead to a dune ridge with a panoramic view of Lake Michigan. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dune

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Scientists are already seeing that, while Didymos has the same central ridge along its equator as before the impact, many changes have occurred.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Although Didymos exhibits the same central equatorial ridge visible from DART’s earlier views, the surface initially appears to be extremely different from its moonlet asteroid, Dimorphos.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026

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In one of the latest incidents, the Philippine military in July accused China's coast guard of injuring a Filipino sailor at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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On the other side of the river lies my sandbank, where my dark-skinned sweetheart with the heron-beak nose sits.

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Jumeirah Olhahali Island takes guests on a five-minute speedboat ride to reach a private sandbank at sunrise or sunset.

— Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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