land

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This approach is heavily dependent on dry climates, flat terrain, and vast stretches of land, making it practical only in select places such as Chile's Atacama Desert and parts of Nevada.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy's "Land of Fires", where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

He doesn’t recall many classmates struggling to land jobs during senior year or worrying about technology eliminating jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Others are land, often privately owned and in the countryside, which has been used to dump huge piles of rubbish.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But he watches to see that we do not harm the world we live in—the air and water, our friends the animals, the land and the sky.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell