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cavern

[kav-ern] / ˈkæv ərn /
NOUN
hollow in land formation
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The 43-square-foot cavern was filled with colorful leather bags made by a local artisan named Iota Zaggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The cave, an underwater system which extends for hundreds of meters through multiple chambers and internal passages, begins with a first large, bright cavern with a sandy bottom.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Located at the base of a 100-foot water drainage pipe, the sprawling secret cavern also contained a home gym, armchair and television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

Over the next two years, starting in January, a team will excavate the cavern by removing rock and soil.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

One wall of the cavern was crystal clear, and Roz noticed a lump in the ice.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Freshly excavated caverns 100m underground sit next to stores that have been used for sparkling wine, apples and cheese in recent years.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The deterioration limits how much crude can be pumped into and out of the caverns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, inventories in the government-run Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a system of salt caverns on the Gulf Coast, keep falling and sit at the lowest level since 1983.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

About a quarter of all helium goes to chip companies and, importantly, existing caverns hold more than the industry’s annual consumption, according to Quinn-Barabanov.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Every footstep seemed to pull him deeper down into the caverns of his memories.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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