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Removing the bridge debris will also allow divers to search the murky waters of the Patapsco River for the bodies of four bridge workers missing and presumed dead following Tuesday's catastrophic collapse.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Louisiana may be best known for its marshlands, but don't let the murky waters fool you — this state is full of stunning beaches, too.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
While scouring the murky waters off the coast of Slovenia, divers discovered a trove of ancient artifacts.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
If anything, the conflict between the two giants shows how short video formats, where users can pluck out parts of an audio and turn those into their own snippet, continues to operate in murky waters.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
The evolution of this unusual ability to make loud noises likely played a role in the fish’s adaptation to murky waters in Myanmar.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
An Abstract Portrait of a Potbelly Seahorse by Talia Greis
Red, green and purple hues pop in Sydney’s murky waters, as a potbelly seahorse swims amid coral in this scene captured by Australian photographer Talia Greis.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
In this decade characterized by highly complex transformation endeavors, where cross-cultural projects are the norm rather than the exception, project managers face an unprecedented challenge: navigating the murky waters of cultural ambiguity and volatility.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Roughly 70 percent of countries today have enacted policies meant to protect a diminishing shark population—yet the fate of the world’s sharks remains in murky waters.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Louisiana may be best known for its marshlands, but don't let the murky waters fool you — this state is full of stunning beaches, too.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
While scouring the murky waters off the coast of Slovenia, divers discovered a trove of ancient artifacts.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
If anything, the conflict between the two giants shows how short video formats, where users can pluck out parts of an audio and turn those into their own snippet, continues to operate in murky waters.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
The evolution of this unusual ability to make loud noises likely played a role in the fish’s adaptation to murky waters in Myanmar.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
An Abstract Portrait of a Potbelly Seahorse by Talia Greis
Red, green and purple hues pop in Sydney’s murky waters, as a potbelly seahorse swims amid coral in this scene captured by Australian photographer Talia Greis.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
In this decade characterized by highly complex transformation endeavors, where cross-cultural projects are the norm rather than the exception, project managers face an unprecedented challenge: navigating the murky waters of cultural ambiguity and volatility.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Roughly 70 percent of countries today have enacted policies meant to protect a diminishing shark population—yet the fate of the world’s sharks remains in murky waters.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Murky waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky%20waters. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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