frontier
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As an adult, he crisscrossed the Alaskan frontier, lived in Sweden, and visited the Norwegian island town of Longyearbyen, one of the world’s northernmost settlements.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Visit the American frontier, 1930s New York and the mountains of Europe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
This is the frontier of esports-style live trading competitions, a high-octane subculture that feels like an underground rave.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"This is kind of pushing the frontier of science," said Ryan Schultz, a seismologist specialised in man-made earthquakes.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
When President James Madison went before Congress seeking a formal declaration of war, he specifically referred to British support for Indigenous fighters on the frontier.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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