jungle
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Most of the fires are concentrated on Borneo island, home to vast tropical jungle that Indonesia shares with Brunei and Malaysia, as well as Sumatra.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
He was arrested a year later during an overnight raid on a jungle hideout.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The dogs’ sleeping quarters are modeled after the park’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride, with its fort-like corridors made of sun-dried brick, the walls strewn with overgrown jungle vines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
When we reach the water’s edge, we turn and walk in the direction of the jungle and the cave that lies beyond.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
After conquering South America, which involved dodging gangs in the jungles of the Darien Gap, which bridges Panama and Colombia, his route took him through Mexico.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Many made the treacherous journey through the jungles of the Darien Gap before setting up camp in a park near the Perkins K-8 school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025
They are constricted on the one hand by construction that is transforming fields into concrete jungles, and on the other, by impoverished soils and competition from cheap food imports that undermine their revenue.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Before arriving in Silicon Valley, Porat hacked her way through the jungles of Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
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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