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plateau

[pla-toh, plat-oh] / plæˈtoʊ, ˈplæt oʊ /
NOUN
level; flat, often high, land
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Either way, analysts now expect global demand for seaborne coal to increase this year, rather than plateau.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

On the Aybasti plateau in the northeastern Ordu province, villagers turned out en masse earlier this month to protest plans to mine an area they use for farming.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“The market is experiencing more of a pricing plateau than a major correction,” said Rob Barber, chief executive of Attom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The second site lies on the plateau above Juventae Chasma, a 5-km-deep canyon located just north of Valles Marineris.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

He guided them along one of five narrow ledges, all of which led to a grooved and rutted plateau.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster




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