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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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The dynamic creates a real quandary as all of this puts Mickey 17 and 18 in harm’s way, a danger to the whole enterprise and one that must be done away with.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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President Volodymyr Zelensky, himself a former filmmaker and comic actor, was keenly aware of this danger from the start.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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These accommodations empower expecting employees to prioritize their own health and attend crucial prenatal appointments without the burden of extended absences or significant disruptions to their workflow.—
Rebecca L. Palmer,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reef. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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