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seaports

noun

plural of seaport

as in canals

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Opened in 2011, the viaduct crosses numerous rivers, irrigation canals, highways, and railway lines while supporting trains traveling at up to 350 km/h.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
An area of canals and former industrial warehouses hosts an arts center.

— Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of canals

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But while tech giants like Apple and Microsoft, which both announced price hikes this week, have a hefty cash cushion, supply chain leverage and customers numbering in the millions or billions, a much wider swath of businesses face potentially dire straits.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2026
Andrew and Epstein met in 1991, while Ferguson and the financier became close after Ferguson and Andrew divorced and Ferguson was in dire financial straits.

— Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of straits

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Among the dishes is blue crab plucked from the water tableside, then served rillette-style using fat from the restaurant’s estuaries.

— Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 June 2026
Blue-green algae, known as cyanobacteria, naturally occur in inland waters, estuaries and the sea.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 June 2026

Definition of estuaries

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In parts of Uvalde County, muddy floodwaters covered roads and fields and rose nearly as high as houses' rooftops, according to a video posted by Texas Department of Public Safety.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026
Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of roads

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Ukraine, meantime, has also recently ramped up missile and drone attacks against key infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, including oil refineries, ports and military factories.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
When a squirrel climbs atop its roof or perches, the feeder registers its heavier weight and automatically closes its four ports.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Definition of ports

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To accommodate setbacks and height restrictions, the house rises four stories, with bays and recesses that break up the massing so the house doesn’t loom over its neighbors.

— Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
While initial trials proved highly precise, researchers must now test the system across a wider range of marine environments, from murky Atlantic channels to deep Pacific bays.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of bays

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Lastly, the city also serves as a gateway to Ria Formosa Natural Park, a sprawling network of coastal lagoons, barrier islands, and sandy beaches that showcases some of the country's most spectacular scenery.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Marine life concentrates most densely in the shallowest waters of this continental shelf, 100 feet deep or less, in reefs, lagoons, and coastal inlets where a person can swim and scuba dive without specialized gear.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of lagoons

Noun

Today, Crater Lake National Park boasts the deepest lake in the country, at 1,943 feet, and one of the cleanest too, as there are no inlets or outlets to allow for contamination.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Marine life concentrates most densely in the shallowest waters of this continental shelf, 100 feet deep or less, in reefs, lagoons, and coastal inlets where a person can swim and scuba dive without specialized gear.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

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