steppe

Around the village is the vast Kazakh steppe, stretching seemingly endlessly into a horizon broken only by the solitary tower of a cement plant.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Kazakhstan recently moved to declare its official history as one connected not to Russia or the Soviet Union but to the Golden Horde steppe empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Finally, from 5,000 years ago, the Corded Ware people expanded out of the Russian steppe to inaugurate the European bronze age.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

Four years ago, almost to the day, I was at the main railway station in Kyiv, watching a scene straight out of Europe's dark past play out in a bitter wind off the Ukrainian steppe.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

He watched as the scenery began to change, and the rolling steppe gave way to low grassy hills and then to higher land, with the occasional gorge or cataract; and still the boat steamed south.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

They then spent eight days on the road with a Chinese driver, travelling through mountains and lush steppes, which left Mr Sun in awe.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

“The vibration from San Francisco goes up to the steppes of Kazakhstan,” said Sanzhar, who is staying at a hotel in the Nob Hill neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025

These big-boned people pursued a semi-nomadic life on the steppes, tamed animals, kept domestic cattle and moved over large areas using horses and carts.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024

About 5000 years ago, people from the steppes near the Black Sea, whom archaeologists call the Yamnaya, moved west across central and Northern Europe.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024

The steppes, the flat grassland of southeastern Europe, crawled with rats and mice.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein