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jungle

[juhng-guhl] / ˈdʒʌŋ gəl /


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As a young man, by his account, he smuggled diamonds, oversaw coconut plantations, dynamited fish, captained schooners and hunted killer cannibals in the New Guinea jungle.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

He was arrested a year later during an overnight raid on a jungle hideout.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Okuda also once crossed a jungle to meet leftist guerrillas in the Philippines when he ran Toyota's local operations there in the early 1970s, Bloomberg News reported.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

But the whole experience has made me wary enough that now, whether I’ve trekked through nature or the concrete jungle, a quick tick check is a part of my nighttime routine.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

And with his enemy staring down at him from atop the jungle gym.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

"It's not about confronting a large army with weapons we don't have. We don't even have anti-aircraft defenses. Instead, we rely on the masses, our mountains, and our jungles, as we always have."

From BBC Jan. 9, 2026

The firm’s crew was in Hawaii’s jungles to troubleshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

Visiting the Welsh Guards has become an annual fixture for the prince, a connection which dates back to his 2003 gap year when he accompanied them in the jungles of Belize in Central America.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

The Scalp Ceremony lay to rest the Japanese souls in the green humid jungles, and it satisfied the female giant who fed on the dreams of warriors.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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