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  2. Slough (hydrology) - Wikipedia

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    A slough in Nebraska in the United States A slough in Maxwell Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota in the United States. A slough (/ s l uː / ⓘ [1] [2] or / s l aʊ / ⓘ) [1] [2] [3] is a wetland, usually a swamp or shallow lake, often a backwater to a larger body of water. [4] Water tends to be stagnant or may flow slowly on a ...

  3. Slough of Despond - Wikipedia

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    The Slough of Despond, illustrated by Rachael Robinson Elmer, 1913. The Slough of Despond (/ ˈ s l aʊ ... d ɪ ˈ s p ɒ n d / or / ˈ s l uː /; [1] "swamp of despair") is a fictional bog in John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, into which the protagonist Christian sinks under the weight of his sins and his sense of guilt for them.

  4. Slough - Wikipedia

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    Slough (/ s l aʊ /) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley, 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.

  5. Ough (orthography) - Wikipedia

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    The town of Slough in the Thames Valley of England is / s l aʊ /. An example sentence using the nine pronunciations commonly found in modern usage (and excluding hough , which is now a rarely used spelling) is, "The wind was rough along the lough as the ploughman fought through the snow, and though he hiccoughed and coughed, his work was ...

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    W E ♠ Q109762 ♥ - ♥ - ♦ - ♦ 9876543 ♣ 9876543 ♣ - West plays the grand slam of 7♠ despite having only 7 high card points. The declarer can draw the outstanding trump king, ruff the diamonds in dummy, going back to the hand by club ruffs. Unless both minor suits are divided 6-0, one of the minor suits will ultimately become high and provide the missing two tricks. In summary ...

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    Here are the first two letters for each word: ST. SO. MA. GL. FI. SH. PU (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, is PUPPETMASTER.

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  9. Slough (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Slough (hydrology), a wetland, often a backwater to a larger body of water "Slough" (poem), a 1937 poem by Sir John Betjeman; Slough, the result of sloughing, shedding or casting off dead tissue; Sluff, a nickname of the 166th Air Refueling Squadron; Sluff, a minor avalanche, sometimes triggered in snow sports such as skiing or snowboarding