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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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Noun

Traditional banks often shunned smaller companies, either charging extremely high rates to compensate for the risk or outright refusing to lend to them.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
This survey asks people, rather than banks, for information on their payment habits.

— Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of banks

Noun

The assumption is that Lohar will either abandon pursuit or accidentally run the Bitchfist aground on the toothy shoals.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
China claims almost all of the sea, including areas that overlap with exclusive economic zones from countries like the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia, and has been building out structures on some shoals in recent years to bolster its claims.

— Joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 30 May 2026

Definition of shoals

Noun

Barring bedding season in the early summer when large fish guard nests in the shallows, bigger fish will hang out in deeper, cooler water most of the time.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Instead of clear water and visible fins cutting through the shallows, the researchers were met with something far less cooperative.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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