highland
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A herd of highland cows has been removed from a nature reserve after warnings to visitors drawn in by a social media-driven surge in interest were ignored, a wildlife trust has said.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The authorities reported that most people had died in highland areas, where saturated slopes gave way after days of intense rain.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Unusually intense monsoon rains pummelled parts of South and Southeast Asia in November and December, triggering landslides and floods from Indonesia's rainforests to highland plantations in Sri Lanka.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Whole sections of coastal Nha Trang city were inundated last week, while deadly landslides struck highland passes around the Da Lat tourist hub.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
At home we have no level runs or meadows, but highland, goat land—prettier than plains, though.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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