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The riverbank across is still open and leafy, a throwback to what the town used to be.
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Local officials said a barrier near the river broke as throngs of people were walking toward the riverbanks to take their holy dip in the Indian city of Prayagraj.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File A fortification on the banks of the Baleshwar River was built to stop the riverbank from collapsing, Sept. 22, 2023, in Sarankhola, Bangladesh.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024
With 20 suites, a restaurant, and a spa set along the riverbank, the lodge has set an impossibly high standard for eco-luxury in the heart of the rainforest.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Local officials said a barrier near the river broke as throngs of people were walking toward the riverbanks to take their holy dip in the Indian city of Prayagraj.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File A fortification on the banks of the Baleshwar River was built to stop the riverbank from collapsing, Sept. 22, 2023, in Sarankhola, Bangladesh.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024
With 20 suites, a restaurant, and a spa set along the riverbank, the lodge has set an impossibly high standard for eco-luxury in the heart of the rainforest.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbank. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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riverbank
noun
riv·er·bank
ˈriv-ər-ˌbaŋk 
: the bank of a river
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