plains

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McMurtry was born in 1936 in Archer City, a town of a few thousand on the sunbaked and featureless plains of north-central Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Fear starts to grip lorry driver Zakeriya Hersi whenever he reaches the edge of the central Somalian plains.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

For the first time, scientists show that these ridges are relatively young and spread widely across the lunar maria, the broad, dark plains visible from Earth.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Along plains and mountains we brigadistas go loyal to our country and fighting for peace.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar