plains
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But this time, Thapa has chosen to run from Sarlahi, mainly a farming district southeast of the capital, on the plains bordering India.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
On the plains of southeastern Montana, Lesh, 64 years old, like many other ranchers, began shrinking his herd several years ago when drought conditions hurt his cattle-raising operation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
For the first time, scientists show that these ridges are relatively young and spread widely across the lunar maria, the broad, dark plains visible from Earth.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
About two o’clock the mist cleared away, and we beheld, stretched out in every direction, vast and irregular plains of ice, which seemed to have no end.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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