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badlands

[bad-landz] / ˈbædˌlændz /
NOUN
barren land
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It’s also Robby’s final day of work before embarking on a three-month motorcycle road trip set to take him from Pittsburgh to the Canadian badlands.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

"The badlands in Wyoming where the finds were made is a unique 'mummy zone' that has more surprises in store from fossils collected over years of visits by teams of university undergrads."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

However, they did say the killings were not part of ongoing federal efforts to reduce burro populations that have come to dominate the park’s badlands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2023

So arresting were the badlands surrounding the 2.5-mile Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive that it took us 20 minutes to complete.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

The bajada beneath the badlands is open country cut by steep-walled arroyos.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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