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basin

[bey-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /


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The East Antarctic Fan-shaped Basin Province may represent one of the largest examples of rotational extension ever identified within continental crust.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

“It’s not really whether industrial accidents are possible in the L.A. Basin — they are,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The company has two core energy-producing assets—in the best part of the Permian Basin and in the Montney Formation in Canada.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Atlantic Basin crude exports, which are increasingly redirected toward energy-starved Asian markets, have risen by 3.5 million barrels a day since February.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In 1977 a Brazilian geography student named Alceu Ranzi got a summer job with the National Program of Archaeological Research in the Amazon Basin.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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