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  • noun Plural form of current.

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Examples

  • In central Vietnam, officials said 20 people on a bus were swept away Monday by strong currents from a flooded river, while another 17 managed to save themselves by swimming or clinging to trees or power poles.

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  • Beginners can learn on tamer sections of the river, while advanced kayakers canget wet (really wet) in currents and the Class III rapids.

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  • They were rejected because resistance to the notion of two states side by side - which, let us remind ourselves, is where President Obama wants the parties to be one year from now - runs counter to the main currents of Palestinian nationalism.

    Ben S. Cohen: The Palestinians and Israel: Just Say No Ben S. Cohen 2010

  • They were rejected because resistance to the notion of two states side by side - which, let us remind ourselves, is where President Obama wants the parties to be one year from now - runs counter to the main currents of Palestinian nationalism.

    Ben S. Cohen: The Palestinians and Israel: Just Say No Ben S. Cohen 2010

  • They were rejected because resistance to the notion of two states side by side - which, let us remind ourselves, is where President Obama wants the parties to be one year from now - runs counter to the main currents of Palestinian nationalism.

    Ben S. Cohen: The Palestinians and Israel: Just Say No Ben S. Cohen 2010

  • They were rejected because resistance to the notion of two states side by side - which, let us remind ourselves, is where President Obama wants the parties to be one year from now - runs counter to the main currents of Palestinian nationalism.

    Ben S. Cohen: The Palestinians and Israel: Just Say No Ben S. Cohen 2010

  • Look for changes in currents, where swift water meets slow water; changes in structure, where rocks and trees create holding water; changes in depth, like shelves and pools, or changes in color, which usually signal a depth or structural transition.

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  • Changes in currents, changes in depth, changes in water color, and changes in structure.

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  • Beginners can learn on tamer sections of the river, while advanced kayakers canget wet (really wet) in currents and the Class III rapids.

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  • They were rejected because resistance to the notion of two states side by side - which, let us remind ourselves, is where President Obama wants the parties to be one year from now - runs counter to the main currents of Palestinian nationalism.

    Ben S. Cohen: The Palestinians and Israel: Just Say No Ben S. Cohen 2010

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