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jungle

[juhng-guhl] / ˈdʒʌŋ gəl /


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It’s a sound that’s transformed her from a sweatah-weathah-loving Bronx matron to a “cool mom” in a jungle of vicious teens to the most dedicated woman in Indiana local government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Driving on a road along the banks of the Orteguaza River in southern Colombia, Cortés pointed to the long boats churning past, piled high with food, fuel and other supplies bound for jungle communities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The surrounding jungle was dotted with the graves of children who had died.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Sorcerer” is about a group of fugitives driving a load of dynamite across the jungle; “The Weight” follows a group of Depression-era convicts transferring gold through the forest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Yesterday,” Zeke said, “I saw you all the way up on the jungle gym. You got up there without any accidents.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

There are 230,000 graves nationwide for unidentified soldiers, while thousands of others are believed to remain buried in remote jungles, or under farmland or other former battlefields.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Here’s what’s new and how to experience all the islands’ wonders, whether biking through untouched jungles, interacting with local wildlife or setting sail on the region’s first superyacht.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

For those whose husbands fought for the British in the jungles of places like Malaya and Borneo in the1950s and 60s time is now running out.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Roads were made and security forces opened camps inside the jungles," local police chief Sundarraj P, who spent years fighting the insurgency, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

I prayed for Lieutenant Baker, missing in action somewhere in the jungles of Vietnam near Khesanh.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt


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