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Noun
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This escape, which borders Canada, spans over 218,000 acres with lakes, boreal forests, and trickling streams.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Dragonfly won’t be near those huge methane lakes, unfortunately, but there is still much to see on this frozen world.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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In extremely dry years, the longer-term plans under consideration by Reclamation would allow the water levels of the system’s two main reservoirs to repeatedly fall below minimum power pool.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Below-average rainfall since September has caused the 11 reservoirs in the Catawba-Wateree Basin — and the streams that feed into them — to deplete below normal levels, the local Drought Management Advisory Group said in a news release Thursday.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rangiroa and Huahine offer dramatic green peaks rising above bright lagoons.—
Rachel King,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Select sailings also visit Celebration Key, featuring expansive freshwater lagoons and a 10-story sandcastle activity center.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
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Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Curling is a game of tradition, first played centuries ago on Scottish lochs, where players slide heavy granite rocks down a sheet of ice toward a target.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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