murky water

collocation in English

meaningsofmurkyandwater

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murky
adjective
uk
/ˈmɜː.ki/us
/ˈmɝː.ki/
dark and dirty or difficult to ...
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water
noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tər/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition ofmurkyandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unfortunately, that is nowmurkywaterunder the legislative bridge and so was not a matter before the committee.
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In other words, the company's insurance cover is indeed likemurkywater—far from transparent.
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That may be interesting, but it is water under the bridge, and some of it verymurkywaterat that.
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We are clearly inmurkywater.
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Rescuers are facing black,murkywaterand a high concentration of toxic gas.
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They house the taste buds of such fish and are used to search for food inmurkywater.
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In particular, one 10-year-old boy swims through the lake'smurkywatertowards the camera, looking at it.
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This is important in ecological niches where the animal can not depend on vision: for example in caves, inmurkywaterand at night.
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The central section of the river has clear tomurkywaterwith long slower moving pools interrupted by short stretches of fast water.
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At that exact moment, themurkywaterbecame clear and the statues drifted ashore as if propelled by an invisible force.
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In the spatial condition, a platform is hidden by usingmurkywaterand in the nonspatial condition, the platform is visible.
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At that exact moment, themurkywaterbecame clear, and the statues drifted ashore as if propelled by an invisible force.
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The rat is placed inmurkywatersurrounded by sheer walls containing spatial cues.
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It is rare or absent inmurkywateror where stream gravel is covered by silt.
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The river turned into a dark,murkywater.
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Swimming near the river mouth can be dangerous and unpredictable, plus themurkywaterattracts predators.
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In 2014, scientiscts demonstrated good cloaking performance inmurkywater, demonstrating that an object shrouded in fog can disappear completely when appropriately coated with metamaterial.
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Another diver who went to assist him lost contact with him due tomurkywater.
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Onlymurkywaterwas found, whereupon further work was delayed by city permitting issues.
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The lower section is sluggish withmurkywater.
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