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Recent Examples of turbidity
The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In saltwater, the system detected signals at 730 m (2,395 ft) on under 10 watts – and performance held steady regardless of turbidity, obstacles, or multipath interference.
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Omar Kardoudi
june 06,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
Jurado said that pollution and turbidity in the spillway discharge is a concern, too.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Cordell from Yuba Water Agency said initial field checks near the incident showed high turbidity, or cloudy water, and that other water quality samples have been sent to a lab for analysis.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Years later, those breaks were used to confirm the existence of underwater landslides known as turbidity currents.
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PC Magazine,
3 Dec. 2025
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In saltwater, the system detected signals at 730 m (2,395 ft) on under 10 watts – and performance held steady regardless of turbidity, obstacles, or multipath interference.
—
Omar Kardoudi
june 06,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
Jurado said that pollution and turbidity in the spillway discharge is a concern, too.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Cordell from Yuba Water Agency said initial field checks near the incident showed high turbidity, or cloudy water, and that other water quality samples have been sent to a lab for analysis.
—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Years later, those breaks were used to confirm the existence of underwater landslides known as turbidity currents.
—
PC Magazine,
3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turbidity
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When Kendi began experiencing slight cloudiness in her right eye, veterinarians identified the issue head-on — cataracts, a condition that clouds the eye's lens and can lead to blindness if left untreated.
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The cloudiness will be especially noticeable Tuesday through Thursday due to minor coastal eddies that will help push the moisture onto local beaches and into canyons and foothills off to the east.
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The Federal Reserve is reversing a generation-long trend toward transparency, shifting back to strategic opacity under new Chair Kevin Warsh.
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Firms that publish pricing, deliverables, and real client case studies on their own websites offer buyers more confidence, because the industry standard has historically been opacity.
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Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds?
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International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.
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“Turbidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turbidity. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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