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Recent Examples of sandbank
But slowly, its reputation for crystal-clear water and sugary soft sandbanks leaked and travelers are starting to catch on to this coastal secret just north of Merida.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
In 2007, a pair of brothers (printers based in Norfolk) discovered the wreck of the Gloucester, which ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk in 1682 and sank within the hour.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
Visitors here will find a long sandbank extending into the azure water that feels otherworldly.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
Aligning with the accounts of eyewitnesses, footage released by Al Jazeera shows people climbing over sandbanks toward safety amid the sound of gunfire.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
In 2007, a pair of brothers (printers based in Norfolk) discovered the wreck of the Gloucester, which ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk in 1682 and sank within the hour.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
Visitors here will find a long sandbank extending into the azure water that feels otherworldly.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
Aligning with the accounts of eyewitnesses, footage released by Al Jazeera shows people climbing over sandbanks toward safety amid the sound of gunfire.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbank
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Keith Harrison, 53, a neuropathologist visiting with his family from Birmingham, Ala., was also at the first sandbar with his two sons, ages 9 and 12, bodysurfing the short waves.Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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The 253-foot steel freighter ran aground on a sandbar during the storm.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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The day before, Alice had been waiting outside a bank while Jenny, the second of her three daughters, took care of business inside.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The agency claims customers across the three banks have lost more than $870 million since Zelle was launched in 2017, and has requested relief for affected customers—the amount of which would be determined in court.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
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An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
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“Sandbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbank. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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