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jungle

[juhng-guhl] / ˈdʒʌŋ gəl /


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“How do you know he’s not still alive in the jungle, like you hear about in ’Nam?…

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Brazilian authorities meanwhile have stepped up efforts to combat the crossings, but policing the remote frontier is extremely difficult, with smugglers using unofficial river crossings and jungle trails to evade authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

His character is naturally fascinated by the dinosaur park but soon realises the reptiles are breeding, after discovering broken dinosaur eggshells and baby footprints in the jungle.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

It seemed this was no easy task in Peru’s jungle climate.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

"We are homeless, hiding in jungles, and living between life and death," said the 40-year-old.

From Barron's Dec. 27, 2025

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

Venezuela is twice the size of Iraq, with densely populated cities, high Andean peaks and lowland jungles that can challenge troop deployments.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 14, 2025

Both jungles and rice fields suspected of being used by the Viet Cong were targeted.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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