elevation
Example Sentences
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"The glacier has lost so much elevation and mass that it simply can't continue to maintain the same output," he said.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Analyst Maher Yaghi says that while gross loading came above his expectations, churn elevation caused net loading to miss his estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Suu Kyi's elevation to a champion of democracy happened almost by accident when she returned home in 1988 to nurse her dying mother.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Some argue that Mojtaba Khamenei's wartime elevation has simply not allowed him to establish authority on his own terms.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
He took care with every turn, every rise or fall in elevation, and every boulder in his path.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing elevation
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Africa - Introductory
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South America - Middle School
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