reefs

plural of reef

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The ordinance was intended to keep streets, parks and other property sanitary and minimize public health and safety hazards, according to board documents.
    Sofi Zeman October 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, there were no injuries or immediate hazards to surrounding areas, El Segundo Fire Department Division Chief Casey Snow told CNN.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pastors preached about the dangers and sacrifices miners faced deep underground, in an age of few regulations.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That is, a non-central process that allows the immune system to strike a delicate balance between being appropriately responsive and aggressive toward intruding germs or foreign dangers while also not running amok.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As investigators work to determine what caused an Airbus EC130 T2 medical helicopter to crash onto busy Highway 50 critically injuring the three aboard, Monday’s dramatic crash in Sacramento highlights the critical role of air ambulances and the perils their pilots and crew face in the skies.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Protect your property and possessions from fire, theft, and other unexpected perils.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Same question, loads of responses.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What began as frustration with daily hardships quickly grew into demands for political change and systemic reform.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But Russia’s strategic position, China’s global priorities and Venezuela’s hardships all make that unlikely right now.
    Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Reefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reefs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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