as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
weather forecasters warned that the heavy rains might cause the area's runlets to overflow
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Those who hike the trail have the opportunity to summit Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast, walk along a peaceful creek, or follow in the footsteps of history where the trail becomes part of the towpath for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025 -
In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the local carpenter spotted pea-sized flecks catching the sun's rays: small gold nuggets.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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These graves were on the south side of the brook that divides the site, and on the north side archaeologists found three more sets of remains that had been dispersed, begging the question of why there would be two different kinds of burials from the same time periods in different areas of the site.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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In a way, this means no more choosing between rain on a tin roof or bubbling brook soundscapes that aim to do the same but in a far less personalized way.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2025
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It would be advised to assess your budget and understand where everything is going This could also be a good time to revisit old streams of income, such as reaching out to an old client.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Just consider for a moment the reality of building a company from scratch: sleepless nights spent planning and building, endless streams of pitches to rightfully skeptical investors, the elusive quest to find first clients, and navigating a relentless cycle of uncertainty.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Runlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runlet. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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