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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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In a Sierra Nevada canyon all but incinerated in the 2021 KNP Complex fire, a new forest of California’s beloved giant sequoias is now growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"We investigated two sulfate-bearing sites near the vast Valles Marineris canyon system that included mysterious spectral bands seen from orbital data, as well as layered sulfates and intriguing geology," said Bishop.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Several other launchers were destroyed, igniting a fire that appeared to have spread through the canyon, according to Lair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

They make a canyon for the crosswalk and it’s very noble of them.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

After about fifty yards they reached the more solid ground that fanned out from one end of the canyon.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins




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