steppe
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At least 80% of their ancestry was now from the steppe.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
After watching thousands of antelope flow over the Tibetan steppe, Mr. Schaller wrote, “for a brief time I was free again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Four years ago, almost to the day, I was at the main railway station in Kyiv, watching a scene straight out of Europe's dark past play out in a bitter wind off the Ukrainian steppe.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Federal officials designated the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory, a remote area spanning sagebrush steppe and pinyon pine forest east of Mono Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Khazaria, Babulya said, had been a great kingdom at its end, but its people had begun as steppe warriors.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Ulanqab, with its steppes and volcanoes, is an unlikely digital frontier.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the scorched earth below.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Its east rolls through vast steppes, easily crossed by centuries of invading armies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
These big-boned people pursued a semi-nomadic life on the steppes, tamed animals, kept domestic cattle and moved over large areas using horses and carts.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024
“And now, from the steppes of Russia, get ready for the brave Cossacks of the Caucasus!”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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