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Recent Examples of towheadThe notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.—James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020 An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.—Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012 The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens.—J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007
But a low spot in the ocean, a channel gouged down into the sand on the ocean surface, or a break in a sandbar, can disrupt that flow and push water through the spot to create a current much more powerful than the surrounding flow.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Captain Brett wheeled around a sandbar into a narrow channel hemmed between dense twelve-foot-tall stands of brown Roseau cane.
Julie and Todd were found guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud in June 2022, while Julie was also found guilty of wire fraud.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Both Duffy and his wife are listed as borrowers on both mortgages, which came from the same bank.
The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off the coast of Kent, southeast England during the devastating Great Storm of November 26, 1703, alongside three other warships: Restoration, Stirling Castle and Mary.
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Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
Some Maldivian resorts create artificial islands and sandbanks as a way to expand their space for guests.
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