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volcano

[vol-key-noh] / vɒlˈkeɪ noʊ /


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Poços de Caldas, a city built in the caldera of an extinct volcano, has become one of the centers of the rush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Satellite data revealed that the ground above the volcano rose by about 6 centimeters, confirming that magma had entered the shallow crust beneath the island.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

One guide who was on Mount Dukono with two clients at the time of the eruption told BBC Indonesian that he believed high pressure had been building up inside the volcano for several days.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

More than a year earlier, he had completed his second arduous journey to the foothills of the inactive volcano of Chimborazo, in Ecuador, to make preparatory drawings and oil sketches for this roughly 10-foot-wide work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Itried to imagine something about a volcano and a submarine, but I kept looking at Mrs. Tracy and nothing would come.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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