surroundings

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Historic England recommended the cottage for listed status and its East of England regional director, Tony Calladine, said it was "a rare record of how people once depended on their natural surroundings".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Travel often combines unfamiliar surroundings with relaxing experiences.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

“To get a chance to walk in here and just feel this and see all of these surroundings and the things that took place in this venue is pretty special,” Chesney said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

"We're going to try our hardest to deflagrate that item and burn it inside of a structure that will limit the damage to the local surroundings," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

They still could not go out on the streets, but here at least they had new surroundings and a program of sorts with the time I could take from the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom