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Recent Examples of reef
Now, conservationists are taking steps to restore Europe’s flat oyster populations and their reefs.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
At the reef, the scientists measure the lengths and dimensions of the animals and collect tissue samples for chemical analysis.
—Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Some, like the gray reef shark and blacktip shark, inhabit coral reefs.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
Start with what stirs the soul — the iridescence of a bioluminescent reef, the sound of a whale’s song echoing across hemispheres, the eerie quiet of deep space.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
At the reef, the scientists measure the lengths and dimensions of the animals and collect tissue samples for chemical analysis.
—Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Some, like the gray reef shark and blacktip shark, inhabit coral reefs.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
Start with what stirs the soul — the iridescence of a bioluminescent reef, the sound of a whale’s song echoing across hemispheres, the eerie quiet of deep space.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reef
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The real danger is the undermining of one of the last great advantages the United States had over many of its competitors: policy stability.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Removing and dismantling someone’s RV takes away their shelter from wind, rain and the dangers of the street, as well as their ability to store water and cook food.—
Sean Geary,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Dramatic video captures the moment two hikers were rescued after becoming stranded on a secluded beach near one of Point Reyes National Seashore’s most dangerous hazards.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The workshop will be an opportunity for residents to learn helpful wildfire safety tips to protect their families, homes and the larger community, much of it located in a very high fire hazard severity zone.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are included in the suspensions, Frenk said, but did not provide an amount of how much funding is in peril.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her color, too, feels fresh and light, hopefully signalling that Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton is more ally than villain to Andy and Miranda as Runway magazine lays in peril.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
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For him, the burden of being a gay father would be too much for his two kids to bear.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But fiscal watchdogs have raised questions about how much of a burden the law will have on the city.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reef. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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