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mountainous

[moun-tn-uhs] / ˈmaʊn tn əs /


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His loss of popularity is mainly due to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave inside Azerbaijan that was home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians until Azerbaijan took it by force in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The underlying work has a mountainous landscape in the style of hit television painter Bob Ross.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Back then, the tall angled ceilings seemed to soar and the breakfast combos looked mountainous.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

After Tony Dunn lost his home in a California wildfire, he moved to mountainous North Carolina to avoid more climate disasters.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Blubbering and still running, the red, mountainous man was in the room once more.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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