moor
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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
"Hopefully they will be okay because the wind is horrendous up on the moor edge," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 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
Wild camping is "not about large tents and fairy lights" Dartmoor's authority has said after a court decision affirming the right to pitch a tent on the moor.
From BBC • May 22, 2025
Suddenly, the harsh, vibrating cry of a moor hen echoed through the trees, followed by a flapping of wings and a watery scuttering.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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