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Recent Examples of pondAt the center is a pond with goldfish and turtles surrounded by olive trees, two large palms and a tree laden with bright oranges that the friars use to make marmalade.—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 Police said officers found a body in the pond after a citizen called the department on Tuesday.—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 The carp was located in a private pond in McCurtain County.—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 18 Mar. 2026 There’s also a koi pond and a playground.—Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pond
The lake’s surface could drop to a critical level for hydroelectric power production by the end of this year, affecting a power grid that serves seven states.
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Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Arched French doors—a recurrent design motif throughout the property—open onto twin Juliet balconies with panoramic lake views.
These storms have raised water levels, with one stream rising more than 10 feet, spiking fears about flooding and the structure of aging dams and reservoirs in the state.
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Kate Perez,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
Under current rules, Upper Basin states are not required to reduce water use when reservoir levels fall.
Here, breathtaking landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see, freckled with twinkling lagoons and clusters of thick forests, framed by gentle slopes and hills beyond.
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Olivia Morelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
The Rooms Our Bunk Suite featured a bedroom with a king-size bed and a balcony overlooking the lagoon.
Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain.
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Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Curling is a game of tradition, first played centuries ago on Scottish lochs, where players slide heavy granite rocks down a sheet of ice toward a target.