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fords

noun

plural of ford

as in banks

a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow didn't attempt getting the horses across the stream until we had reached the ford

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Recent Examples of fords Stirling’s forces surrounded the unprepared Aboriginal people, taking positions across the river and at the fords above and below the camp. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026

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But the most powerful technology ever developed — capable of breaking into banks, shutting down power grids or helping build bioweapons — can be released without even a preliminary government review.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Now there were two banks, conveniently located across the street from each other.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of banks

Noun

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
The offerings of any decent oyster shucker will change according to the seasons and the tides and the shoals and the shipping lines and the harbor freight and the rush-hour traffic on the interstate.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of shoals

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Some rolled and splashed in the shallows, regulating their body temperature after lying in the Arctic sun, others lay motionless, deep in sleep.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Take things up a notch and reserve in advance for Dinner on the Sandbar, a private five-course dinner in the shallows surrounding Little Palm Island.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

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