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water holes

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plural of water hole

as in lakes

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Boren owns a ranch along State Highway 75 near Alturas and Redfish lakes.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
Mars was once home to a variety of bodies of water like lakes and rivers.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of lakes

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The team fed the data about the reservoirs of volatile elements of both Earth and Mars into computer models to test which formation scenarios fit best, and the results favor a hybrid model.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Reservoirs of Yersinia pestis exist on every continent except Oceania, however, that does not mean human cases occur everywhere those reservoirs exist.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of reservoirs

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Just a mile away from the lodge are two Andean lagoons with wowing views of Mount Fitz Roy, the castle-like 11,171-foot peak on the logo of the Patagonia clothing brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Here the 40,000-square-foot wellness facility—the largest dedicated spa on Shura Island—includes 39 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms that overlook lagoons and gardens.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of lagoons

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The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026

Definition of lochs

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