jungle
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“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
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
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
Or a tiger, eyes blazing, peering through a leafy jungle.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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
"We are homeless, hiding in jungles, and living between life and death," said the 40-year-old.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 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
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
I had the great luck one summer of studying the three-toed sloth in situ in the equatorial jungles of Brazil.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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