elevation
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To acclimate his players to the altitude, he held training camp in Pachuca, at an elevation of 7,979 feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Goldman’s research momentum and market breadth signals do show signs of extreme elevation in the 98th and 94th percentile respectively.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
That model tracks changes in ice sheet movement, thickness, temperature, and elevation across Antarctica and the Northern Hemisphere.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Skiers could use the glasses to monitor speed, elevation or even to make phone calls.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A Jesuit mathematician did the geometry calculations to determine the distance to a stockpile of gunpowder the Dutch had brought ashore and the angle of elevation at which the cannon should be set.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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