Athabasca
Americannoun
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Lake, a lake in western Canada, in northwestern Saskatchewan and northeastern Alberta. About 200 miles (320 km) long; about 3,000 sq. mi. (7,800 sq. km).
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a river in southwestern Alberta, Canada, flowing northeast to Lake Athabasca; oil-bearing tar sands. 765 miles (1,231 km) long.
Example Sentences
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The higher price lifts Canada’s major oil producers, with Vermilion Energy, Athabasca Oil, Strathcona Resources, Suncor and Cenovus among the top performs, rising 3.5%, 2.4%, 1.7%, 2.6% and 2.6%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Stocks of companies seen as competing most directly with Venezuelan crude were weaker on Wednesday, with Cenovus down more than 3% and Athabasca Oil Corp also slipping about 2%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
One female grizzly bear, tracked with GPS collar, tucked herself and her two cubs into a wet spot by the Athabasca River as the fire roared through on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2024
“That was our dream home,” said Cardinal, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, as she scanned the cabin’s flattened, charred remains in September.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
The name of the family is derived from Lake Athabasca, a Cree word, meaning "cords of hay."
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by W. H. Jackson
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