jungle
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Pattaya was little more than a fishing village surrounded by jungle when young GIs deployed in Thailand visited the sleepy bay sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He was arrested a year later during an overnight raid on a jungle hideout.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
They went on a hike with Schalk’s brother and kids to a spot with a beautiful jungle view and large swing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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
“This small space that separates Lkossa from the jungle is called the borderlands. That would be the most direct path into it. It’s also part of the Sons of the Six’s patrol route.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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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
"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
"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
To his right, the jungle’s trees still loomed like sentries; to his left, a barren expanse of russet dirt stretched several yards wide between the city’s edge and the jungles border to create a no-man’s-land.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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