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grassland

[gras-land, grahs-] / ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs- /


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Mr. Silvertown calculates that at their seasonal high point there are a thousand times more leaves in one type of British grassland than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The results call into question the common assumption that restoring species-rich grassland necessarily requires commercial seed mixes or other expensive measures.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The herd was chosen because it is suited to "outdoor conservation grazing, including in wetter grassland habitats", the estate added.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The iconic tule elk, some of which were fenced in on the northern part of the peninsula to keep them from competing for grassland with cows, were dying off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Livieri coaxed his dusty pickup through the dark grasslands with one hand while sweeping a spotlight across a sea of prairie-dog mounds with the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The park's website says people can witness the "majestic cats freely roaming their woodlands and grasslands or playing in their very own waterfall pool".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The lack of water has ravaged grasslands and left ranchers unable to grow enough hay, forcing them to buy feed for their cows at high prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Growth on permanent grasslands as of August 10 is a third less than the 1989-2018 average, according to the Agriculture Ministry's statistical service.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

What if he had little archer children, riding their horses that very moment in the grasslands of his country, hoping to impress their father when he came home?

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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