Okeechobee
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The highway wasn’t the problem—it was what was just across Okeechobee Road that scared Natalie.
From Literature
Jurors for Fort Pierce trials are drawn from five counties, according to the written jury plan for the Southern District of Florida: St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River, Okeechobee and Highlands.
From Seattle Times
For much of the summer, Lake Okeechobee suffocates under toxic, blue-green algae blooms fed by fertilizer runoff from farms.
From New York Times
But a vast reengineering over the past century has transformed Okeechobee into something life-threatening as much as life-giving.
From Seattle Times
In addition to protecting many animal species, the new EPA policy would extend to many endangered plant species like the Leedy's roseroot, the Mead's milkweed, the Okeechobee gourd and the Palmate-bracted bird's beak.
From Salon
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