cave
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In the Ice Age, humans competed with cave lions and bears over everything from food to sleeping space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The bat will think, “Oh, look at this lovely cave that’s just been created .... let me just roost up in here,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We once lived in a house above ground, where you could see the world. But today, we live in an underground cave that resembles a grave," Emar said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Ok the cav?" he asked, before immediately sending a correction to "cave".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Renn stood blinking at the mouth of the cave.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
“Visitors to Les Combarelles, Rouffignac, Lascaux and the other caves are often profoundly moved by what they find,” he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a good year, four billion moths or more would escape the inland heat to seek shelter in the alpine caves of eastern Australia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
This strange realm of pointy peaks, rocky caves and soaring condors is California’s youngest and smallest national park, set in the underappreciated middle of California, where farms, ranches and vineyards blanket the valleys and hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
She moved with her family to rural Gloucestershire as a young woman and spent hours exploring the surrounding countryside and caves, collecting fossils.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Its special qualities set art apart, so that it is often placed away from everyday life—in museums, churches, or caves.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
One time, a riverbank caved on top of Walters.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Video showed at least three damaged cars, including a silver vehicle with its entire rear bumper and trunk caved in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
She resisted joining the club for decades due to the policy, but eventually caved after she got tired of attending events as someone else’s guest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Though the judge in that case later found that bit of daylight to be a distinction without a difference, ABC caved and paid Trump $15 million.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2025
The roof of the old movie theater on Main Street had caved in years ago, its screen landing flat in a field of weeds.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
It’s been a success, despite one 300-pounder busting through the net around his basketball court and the diving board caving under the strain of a back-flip competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yet the trick of this irresistible groove is that it feels like a house party caving in on itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
History suggests they will hesitate before eventually caving to his will.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2026
While I’d like to push back more, I know myself, and will end up caving and buying a new dress.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
It’s like my throat’s caving in on itself.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
