polluted river

collocation in English

meaningsofpollutedandriver

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polluted
adjective
uk
/pəˈluː.tɪd/us
/pəˈluː.t̬ɪd/
affected ...
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river
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrɪv.ər/us
/ˈrɪv.ɚ/
a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or ...
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(Definition ofpollutedandriverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was a verypollutedriver.
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Apollutedrivercauses damages to countries down-stream and, as a consequence, benefits from river cleaning up-stream accrue to the countries down-stream.
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I believe that it is the most highlypollutedriverin the whole country.
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It is one of the slowest and mostpollutedriverbasins in the country.
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It brings back life and hope to thepollutedriverand is a well worthwhile act.
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She discovers he is the spirit of apollutedriver.
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As well as the devastating effect on wildlife, thepollutedrivermay also become unsuitable for water abstraction and recreation.
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It is not the mostpollutedriverin the country but certainly it is one of the most polluted.
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Therefore, the river is 13 times more polluted than the mostpollutedriverthat he had known of in the past.
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If someone is rich enough to do something about apollutedriver, he is not normally one of the world's poor.
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Biologists believe this creek's fish will eventually re-colonize thepollutedriveras cleanup efforts continue.
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Today, it is considered to be sixth mostpollutedriverin the world.
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It has been a verypollutedriverdue to industrial activities, mining, sewage without treatment, etc.
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The need may be to get a neighbourhood legal advice centre going, or to press for action to be taken to deal with apollutedriver.
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The prisoners were taken out to the badlypollutedriverevery day and were allowed to bathe and swim.
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At some point during the 1870s the bridge's open balustrade was replaced with cast iron, to remove the badlypollutedriverfrom view.
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