shallow
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Its winds, which reached 142 mph, shook the trees violently on their shallow roots.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
“A determined adversary,” said David Brewster, who researches Indo-Pacific maritime security at Australian National University, “can still cut the cable relatively easily in shallow waters.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"A big portion of popular country music has become kind of shallow, so that is pretty easy to duplicate."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Squid and cuttlefish live in environments ranging from deep ocean waters to shallow coastal regions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Danny wanted to remind the prince that he was pretty scared of drowning in a shallow stream not moments ago, but he didn’t want to embarrass him.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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