steppe
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After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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
Increased interaction with animals and expanding travel across the steppe may have exposed people to disease reservoirs in the environment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 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
Large areas of the former Fertile Crescent are now desert, semidesert, steppe, or heavily eroded or salinized terrain unsuited for agriculture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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
They then spent eight days on the road with a Chinese driver, travelling through mountains and lush steppes, which left Mr Sun in awe.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
We know that some groups came to Europe from the East Asian and Pontic steppes, but to what extent, if at all, were steppe traditions maintained in Avar society if at all?
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 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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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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