as in levee
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
ice floes were damming the river
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Recent Examples of dam
Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Zimbabwe shares the dam and is also experiencing power outages.
—Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Her claim, for example, that the Aces tried to illegally access her medical records is damming.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2024
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But that doesn’t mean that even more strenuous efforts to report on his faults would suddenly break the dam.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Zimbabwe shares the dam and is also experiencing power outages.
—Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Marin Municipal Water District completed Kent Lake in 1954 by enlarging a section of Lagunitas Creek’s watercourse and damming the creek’s flow.
—Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Her claim, for example, that the Aces tried to illegally access her medical records is damming.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2024
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The largest reason for deaths connected to Katrina was the failure of the levees around New Orleans which caused catastrophic flooding in the area.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
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At the lakefront, Tulane's sailing team was moving more than 40 boats to the other side of the levee in hopes of keeping them safe, coach Charles Higgins told Axios.Axios, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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Jordan wins for the guys, blocking Kyland from a three-peat and protecting himself from target nomination.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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On Tuesday, after the expiration of a 30-day U.S. deadline for Israel to take steps to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Washington said Israel was not blocking aid to Gaza and therefore not violating U.S. law.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The nature is pretty cool My ship’s route from the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean was a beautiful one, filled with islands ringed in red-earthed cliffs and dark, forested riversides.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Huts fill up fast, so check each property’s for pricing and availability.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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The latest death involved a man who drove a car off a steep embankment on Aug. 1 after taking a one-mile circular hike at the park.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement The driver was an older person who lost control of their vehicle on a nearby embankment and had minor injuries, said watch commander Lt. Rony Del Pinto of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Spencer, who was defeated in his re-election bid in April, is facing charges of felony misconduct in office and resisting or obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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The organization said Choi ran with the assistance of two unauthorized people riding the course on electric bicycles, which obstructed runners.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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These populist leaders have taken their election victories as mandates to pack the judiciary, shackle the press, cow the business community, silence and prosecute critics, and assert political dominance over the civil service, prosecutors, tax authorities, the security apparatus, and the military.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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To pack that much into such a small space is a complication in itself.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since May, Liccardo and Low have duked it out on the campaign trail as millions of dollars flooded the race despite it not being one of California’s key battleground races.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The intrigue: Big donors are flooding Pennsylvania with cash, and much of the attention is on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's fight to keep his seat.Alexa Mencia, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The costs associated with plugging wells have increased by 36 percent since 2022, including expenses for labor and materials, including cement and rigs.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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That's my little IMDb plug for any producers out there.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Dam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dam. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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