cave
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From hunting hounds in ancient cave paintings to well-groomed pets in Renaissance portraits, dogs have long featured in art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Moving deeper, they are suddenly surrounded by dead sea creatures forced into the cave by the storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Almásy shelters Katharine in a cave and goes off to get help, eventually evading arrest and stealing an airplane to rescue her.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The results confirmed that the bison dates to the Upper Paleolithic, the later portion of the Old Stone Age when anatomically modern humans created many of Europe's most famous cave paintings.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
There was one showing the hills where Duane’s cave was, with a morning light washing them in an all too familiar golden hue.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
In some caves where enlightened paradise is depicted, it’s utopic: singers and dancers prancing in revelry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
And, as she is assured repeatedly, they are freshwater caves so she doesn’t have to worry about pesky ocean critters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
While rain and erosion eventually removed much of that material, some remained protected inside caves.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Generation Z may be the first generation not to own cars, thanks to Uber and self-driving vehicles, and will turn their garages into man caves or influencer studios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“There are cliffs. There are plenty of caves and crevices. Plus water. One of the Sogozha’s tributaries comes from up there.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
The photographer was shocked to see his studio roof had completely caved in.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Visitors may have noticed that Odorysseus’ spadix — the conic protrusion emerging upward from the plant — was much taller than Odora’s, which had caved in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
After fretting and weighing the pros and cons, I eventually caved and decided to start mine young.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 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
The bone had fractured and caved in considerably over an area of about four inches.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
The roof can be caving in or they can be well-loved properties with absentee owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 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
Meanwhile, at Mayo Clinic, Lily was caving under the pressure she felt to get better.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
Shoulders seem wider than the four walls caving in around us.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
