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"As such, sand and gravels underpin our modern economies, and also are key in many aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Goals," Best said.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024

"This study is the first-ever report of thiamine compounds in salmon spawning rivers and the associated gravels where salmon spawn," Suffridge said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

They’re deprived of fine gravels, and their redds are at risk of being destroyed by high water.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022

At such moments, his voice slows and gravels up.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018

The tunnel passes through various strata, the principal ones being calcareous shale, conglomerate, and gravels.

From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by Conway, George Robert Graham