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Noun
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Reading the water’s depth from its color, Parrish slow-gunned the outboard motor through the sandbars as turtles fled from our bow wave.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Limiting banks’ ability to charge rates commensurate with historic default levels would likely send shock-waves through the industry.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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There were times on this trip when all of them seemed to be crowding the banks at once.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Sandbanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbanks. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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