riverbed
Americannoun
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riverbeds
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Origin of riverbed
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Decades later, on a scorching afternoon last month, she maneuvered her pickup to a bridge overlooking the Rio Grande’s sandy riverbed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
She told a local coordinator she believed the 37th image -- showing the pale, swollen face of a man lying on a pebbled riverbed -- was her childhood best friend.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Kiarie explains that women have been finding small quantities of alluvial gold along the same seasonal riverbed for years, typically earning $8-$23 a week.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
River recreation zones in Elysian Valley and the Sepulveda Basin, another section of soft-bottomed riverbed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
I felt around the riverbed, pulled up a flat stone, and skimmed it across the water.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
A series of severe heatwaves and prolonged droughts have turned many European riverbeds into barren sandscapes this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
France has for weeks been battling wildfires after a series of deadly heatwaves that have dried up riverbeds and vegetation, extreme weather events scientists have linked to human-made climate change.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
This includes drying riverbeds, fish in distress, an accumulation of algae, wildfire risk and concern from farmers about crop growth, grazing conditions and water availability for livestock.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Researchers collected soil samples from sand dunes, salt flats, riverbeds, and mountainous terrain.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
Washes are like empty riverbeds that run all over North Scottsdale so that when it rains, the water can flood the city in an orderly manner.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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