peat

Example Sentences

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A Bronze Age shield found in a peat bog has been returned to Scotland for the first time in more than 230 years.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

A former dairy farm could be transformed into an "internationally recognised hub for research", focused on restoring lowland peat bogs.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

As a result, they may overlook slower, less visible fires that smolder deep within peat and organic soils.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

The fire spread through deep peat and ignited in several other locations.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Wandering on, they climbed a hill and came to Newtown Common—a country of peat, gorse and silver birch.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams