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moor

[moor] / mʊər /


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"They want to come here and experience the Brontes, the moor, and find their own interpretation of Emily," he said.

From Barron's Feb. 28, 2026

Its single “Chains of Love” is a hybrid of new and old, with orchestral flourishes bouncing off the singer’s voice, which is processed to sound pinched and distant—as if echoing across a windswept moor, perhaps.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

"I'm not sure I'll ever moor in this area again, I'm not sure I'll ever moor on an embankment again," he said.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

Campers were being asked to check the Backpack Code and where camping is permitted on the moor before heading out.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2025

The prisoners saying a chorale, they sing in parts, and it sounds almost as if there were no voices, but an organ far away on the moor.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Days of dry and windy weather have made conditions challenging for fire crews and volunteers tackling flames burning across peatland moors and in woodland.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

While driving around Hebden Bridge and towns surrounding nearby Halifax, I more than once imagined I was Catherine Cawood and marveled at Wainwright’s loyalty to this land, its cities, towns, farms and moors.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Instead, the experimental units can be plants, plots of land, fields, moors, forests, or oceans.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2026

The howl and whine of the opening few bars of “Chains of Love” conjure images of the ghostly moors, before transforming into a catchy midtempo pop number.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

To the south were the moors where the reindeer eat moss in winter.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

On Wednesday, a drone struck a US-owned gas vessel moored in an Egyptian port, causing a fire.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Unveiling a plaque, he said: "My parents' canal journeys ended here in 2019, but they moored here for 20 years before that."

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Three days before the U.S. game in Seattle some 500 fans, most wearing the blue-and-white striped jerseys of Argentina, filed onto a 322-foot cargo barge moored in Elliott Bay to watch their team play Algeria.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The futures contracts aren’t moored to any underlying equity stake in the company.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Now, through the window, she stared at the heavy-laden moored boat and found herself wondering about its crew.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Asked about the 5.5 million barrels of fuel that, according to Kpler data, arrived from Russia at the company’s mooring in the bay of Mersin this year, Ayrik said he couldn’t discuss the company’s customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 27, 2025

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium said the attack had caused significant damage to a mooring point.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2025

A major Russian oil terminal near the southern port of Novorossiysk halted operations early Saturday after a naval drone attack damaged one of its three mooring points.

From Barron's Nov. 29, 2025

Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic has weakened.

From Science Daily Apr. 19, 2024

“I have in my hand four lengths of rope of the sort fishermen use for mooring lines. May I ask you to inspect them, please?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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