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grassland

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


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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

Using money from Natural England and the Crown Estate, the Royal Entomological Society is working with other groups to update conservation guidance for grassland sites in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire to study our changing climate.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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 grassland between the stream and cliff was thick with them.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

But the western blacklegged tick, known as the deer tick in most of the country, is common in the state’s chaparral, grasslands and woods, and can transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and other pathogens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

In the expansive grasslands of Inner Mongolia, farmers are picking plump potatoes alongside new neighbours: huge, rectangular blocks that will fuel China's AI platforms.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

The urban-wildland interface — where human development intermingles with wild places such as scrublands, grasslands and forests — is the fastest-growing land-use type in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

They remembered the very same places in Narnia—"the grasslands up above Beaversdam" and found that they were some sort of second cousins once removed.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis




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