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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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One facility, San Antonio de los Buenos, can’t handle the volume, so mostly untreated sewage pours through a canyon creek and into the Pacific 5 miles south of the border, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In Colonia Los Laureles, a canyon shantytown, a viaduct is clogged with sewage, discarded tires, plastic bottles and other debris.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The $38 gap in Asia is a canyon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The research focused on two areas close to Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyon systems in the solar system.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

I think people in the canyon pretty much gave up on the idea of civil engineering.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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