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boreal

[bawr-ee-uhl, bohr‑] / ˈbɔr i əl, ˈboʊr‑ /


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Those green ecosystems are far different from California’s; our neighbor’s fires generally arise in massive boreal forests, which do not have debris or brush concerns because they’ve never been logged or otherwise interfered with.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Canada's 270 million hectares of boreal forest -- that is forest in high-latitude environments -- comprises 28 percent of the world's boreal zone.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Almost 900 blazes are burning across a vast boreal forest in the country’s hardest-to-reach, least-populous areas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

They include the rainforests of the Amazon and the Congo basin, the boreal forests of Russia and Canada, the coral reefs and mangroves of South East Asia, and the Himalayas.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

He is Frank Volkheimer, an upperclassman, seventeen years old, a colossal boy from some boreal village, a legend among the younger cadets.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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