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They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.
The waves dashed against the seawall.
The bank secured the city from a flood.
The levee kept the floodwater back.
A bank was built to keep back the water of the river.
The water ran over the banks.
The children slid down the bank.
The rain caused the water to run over the banks.
I live near the levee.
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