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sandbags

  • present tense form
    of sandbag (3rd person singular).
    sandbag
    noun
    a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.

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“It’s the equivalent of putting a few sandbags out once the flood has already started,” George Catrambone, Americas head of fixed income at DWS Group, said of the beefed-up buyback plan.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Thousands of sandbags have been distributed to residents and shop-owners in flood-prone areas.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

"What you're seeing now is the most remarkable sight we haven't seen in 10 years," Keelung restaurant owner Penny Pan, 48, said as her husband placed sandbags at the entrance to their eatery.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

City employees have been distributing sandbags to residents to help protect their property from flooding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

My legs are sandbags too heavy to lift.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko