plateau
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Now the equestrian world might be hitting a plateau: exact genetic replicas of successful horses and ponies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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
Global oil demand could plateau as this trend accelerates around the world.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
They found a steady rise from 2015 through 2019, followed by a plateau from 2020 to 2024, and then a sharp surge in 2025.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The plateau has never been carefully excavated, but observations by geographers Woods and Joseph McCann of the New School in New York City indicate that it is thick with ceramics.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing plateau
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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