Lumber River
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In fact, Active Energy Renewable Power was sued for exactly that; lawsuits allege that the company has been illegally polluting the Lumber River in North Carolina without a permit or monitoring.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2022
As flooding forced many from their homes, most residents pointed to more tangible culprits than the climate: the failure to dredge the Lumber River; a gap in the city’s levees.
From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018
In Lumberton, where the Lumber River inundated homes, Fire Chief John Paul Ivey couldn’t even count how many calls authorities had received about people needing to be rescued.
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2018
The Lumber River began pouring into west and south Lumberton, as it had two years before.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 18, 2018
Milton and fellow volunteers were posted on a bridge overlooking the Lumber River and a flooded section of I-95 Sunday afternoon.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2018
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