brown water
Americannoun
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Glancing back half a mile later, he saw a towering wall of brown water churning through the gorge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Those at the scene have told BBC Wales that the water is no longer flowing down the main road from the direction of Pentyrch, but a lot of dirty brown water remains.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The emptying of the reservoirs has released vast amounts of sediment that had accumulated behind the dams, sending pulses of turbid brown water into the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
In the Renacimiento neighborhood, residents padded through streets flooded with murky brown water as high as ankle-level, and lamented the lack of aid.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2023
Staring at the brown water stain on the ceiling, I counted the droplets plunking from the saturated plaster.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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