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Recent Examples of reef
Cold weather can have a negative impact on reef fishing.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
The reef balls are then placed in front of the shell bags.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Soaring ocean temperatures smashed records, causing the reef’s seventh mass bleaching event.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Not long before midnight, the Valencia struck a rocky reef off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
The reef balls are then placed in front of the shell bags.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Soaring ocean temperatures smashed records, causing the reef’s seventh mass bleaching event.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Not long before midnight, the Valencia struck a rocky reef off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reef
Noun
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No player made more than the Netherlands international’s 27 defensive actions, but this was by design rather than luck with his manager fully aware of the danger Bournemouth pose down the flanks.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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For residents, parents and students, the danger is clear and present every day.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Having a cobot lift boxes instead of an employee, for example, saves his company hazard and injury situations that can be more costly than a cobot.—
Myesha Johnson The Detroit News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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Crime, courts and policing Immigration crackdown could deter workers from reporting hazards, advocates warn.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The former means a direct, consequential, and near-term peril to U.S. security and values, while the latter poses a long-term risk to U.S. influence, position, and power.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Throughout history, many whites have advocated for justice, and sometimes at their peril.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2025
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With its struggling economy, Egypt is drowning under the burden of millions of jobless Sudanese and Libyan refugees, along with 100,000 Gazans.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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With a veteran-laden roster and burden of expectation on his shoulders, the pressure appeared to be getting to head coach Nick Sirianni.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reef. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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