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alpine

[al-pahyn, -pin] / ˈæl paɪn, -pɪn /


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This is a time when I’m supposed to use my years of wisdom to passively reflect on the alpine memories of my youth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The model assumes that the bird needs the current climate set-up that exists in alpine meadows in the future too, a reasonable but not certain assumption.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Give him six months of training and his alpine lineage and preternatural athleticism could have him scaling Everest and snowboarding down it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Shock and grief have hit members of the alpine climbing community with the President of Nepal's National Mountain Guide Association Tul Singh Gurung saying they had "lost a generation of accomplished mountaineers".

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Wari’s capital city, also named Wari, occupied an alpine plateau near the modern city of Ayacucho.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

At Oliver Nurseries, the alpines and plants that favor troughlike conditions are a small part of the vast offerings, as they have been since the nursery opened nearly 60 years ago.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

Including Chips and her infectious love of alpines.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

“No alpines are going to bloom all season,” Chips said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

The openings between rocks offer opportunities for planting sun-loving alpines, succulents or small spring-flowering bulbs — plants with shallow roots that prefer well-drained soil.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

The gentians look very well on rockwork, but like a stronger soil than most alpines, loam suiting them best.

From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Violet Purton Biddle


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