wilderness
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Postmaster George Clarke, spending his third season at Port Lockroy, said: "I've really fallen in love with the Antarctic wilderness"
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Paramount's "Heart of the Beast," starring Brad Pitt as a former soldier and his loyal but traumatized combat dog as they survive in the Alaskan wilderness, finished in fourth place with $7.1 million.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
There’s wilderness, beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets and time for a teenager to reflect on the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Events cannot alter the movement of visitors, wildlife or traffic, close roads or trails, or take place in designated wilderness areas.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Camarada Paixão Paishon, who had proved his mettle working in the wilderness for Rondon’s Telegraph Commission, labored so hard that his trousers were shredded.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
America’s great national parks and wildernesses must be littered with dead relatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
AppLovin has an ad platform that facilitates ads surrounding mobile apps, especially games, one of the last untamed wildernesses of digital advertising.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Orchards, wildernesses and bowers abound in her fiction, where her heroines contemplate curated views or scamper across fields and over stiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
For Ally Turner and her friend Glynis Mattheisen, it took a three day trek through one of Scotland's last great wildernesses to reach Britain's remotest pub.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
The foragers were there before us and they brought about dramatic changes even in the densest jungles and the most desolate wildernesses.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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