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Recent Examples of firth The school also placed firth in overall math growth at 89.70% and third overall in English/language arts growth at 86.60%. EStem Junior High School in East Village's math scores grew at a rate of 84.71%, ranking fourth among central Arkansas middle schools. Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025 For their firth album, McCaughey and Buck went to Chicago and recorded with Wilco as their backing ensemble. Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024 The cast have been hard at work on the show's current firth season. Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 30 Mar. 2021 On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth. Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020 Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction. The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019 Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea. National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017 Kevin Harvick was firth, followed by fellow Ford drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano. Mark Long, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
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Noun
  • Soon to open is Siro Social, a rooftop terrace offering tapas, natural wine, and cocktails (both alcoholic and non) with panoramic views of the bay and surrounding mountains.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
  • Leaving from the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel’s dock several times a day, the boat will cruise past the Naval Academy before venturing into the bay.
    Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • From June to October, this biodiverse estuary near Titusville comes alive with bioluminescence.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Climate change and variability drive increasing exposure of marine heatwaves across US estuaries.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • The Loch Ness monster, in a grainy image now considered iconic, appeared as a dinosaur-like creature cruising across Scotland’s famous loch, or lake.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Firth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firth. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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