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Recent Examples of turbidity
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reached out to the county for comment about the plume size, turbidity and distance travel.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In saltwater, the system detected signals at 730 m (2,395 ft) on under 10 watts – and performance held steady regardless of turbidity, obstacles, or multipath interference.
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Omar Kardoudi
june 06,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
Cordell from Yuba Water Agency said initial field checks near the incident showed high turbidity, or cloudy water, and that other water quality samples have been sent to a lab for analysis.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Years later, those breaks were used to confirm the existence of underwater landslides known as turbidity currents.
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PC Magazine,
3 Dec. 2025
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In saltwater, the system detected signals at 730 m (2,395 ft) on under 10 watts – and performance held steady regardless of turbidity, obstacles, or multipath interference.
—
Omar Kardoudi
june 06,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
Cordell from Yuba Water Agency said initial field checks near the incident showed high turbidity, or cloudy water, and that other water quality samples have been sent to a lab for analysis.
—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Years later, those breaks were used to confirm the existence of underwater landslides known as turbidity currents.
—
PC Magazine,
3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turbidity
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Those extra ingredients don’t evaporate quickly on glass and can leave frustrating streaks, cloudiness, and smudges behind.
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When Kendi began experiencing slight cloudiness in her right eye, veterinarians identified the issue head-on — cataracts, a condition that clouds the eye's lens and can lead to blindness if left untreated.
Noun
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That opacity is another part of the appeal, corporate political consultants said.
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The Federal Reserve is reversing a generation-long trend toward transparency, shifting back to strategic opacity under new Chair Kevin Warsh.
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Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds?
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International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.
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“Turbidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turbidity. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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