arctic
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It showed penguins, fur seals and polar bears attempting to adapt to their ever-changing surroundings, against the backdrop of glaciers and arctic volcanoes.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Citing sources in the Danish government, it reported that soldiers, medical supplies and blood were flown into Greenland in January to blow up key airport runways over fears that Trump would invade the arctic island.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Northern folk legend holds that arctic foxes create the Northern Lights by sweeping snow into the air with their tails, we learn in an author’s note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
In the area with cold plunging and a sauna, the walls undulate with patterns that change color, designed to evoke arctic caves and volcanic rock.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
The room was painted a soft blue, what Ivy would call arctic blue, and Robin’s desk was big and old looking and covered with lots of picture frames.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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