reef

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Recent Examples of reef China’s, meanwhile, is concentrated around the South China Sea where, since 2013, Chinese vessels have pumped sand onto reefs, turning them into islands and then weaponizing them. John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 18 June 2025 In the shallow reefs off the coast of southwestern Japan, a small fish scuttles along the rocky seafloor. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025 Today, the reef in Hōnaunau Bay produces just 0.5 kg (1.1 pounds) per square meter. Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 21 June 2025 In Tahiti, there was worry and protests when a large scaffolding was built on the delicate reef for the 2024 Olympics. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reef
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Noun
  • And a report released Thursday by Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, looking at the dangers of fragrances specifically, found that over 98% of fragrance chemicals either lack basic safety data or are classified as high or potentially high concern by scientific authorities.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 July 2025
  • That’s the unfortunate dual-use conundrum associated with contemporary AI, allowing AI to be used for goodness and also for badness (see my analysis of the dangers of dual-use AI at the link here).
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • This, as mentioned, is likely just a hazard of the frozen food industry.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
  • In 2013, following an appeal from the camp, FEMA amended the map and removed 15 buildings owned by the camp from the hazard area, the AP reported.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The incident serves as a stark warning to visitors about the perils of venturing into remote Australian regions without proper preparation or safety equipment.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • There is one very powerful, very important advertising job open right now, and the company is looking for someone with ad chops and an understanding of the perils and opportunities of AI.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The burden of trying to fit into India, of forever apologizing for its shortcomings, apologizing for my own Westernization, was suddenly lifted from me.
    Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025
  • In fact, there is something pleasurable in setting down the burdens of the past.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025

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