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glacier

[gley-sher] / ˈgleɪ ʃər /
NOUN
mountain of ice, snow
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Naturally, it helps that you can never tire of all the air-crisped glacier imagery, captured digitally and in 16mm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Shortly afterward, lawmakers amended the country's glacier protection law to relax restrictions on mining in areas of permafrost, despite fears the new law could endanger crucial water supplies.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

"It's on its way to being a fjord, not a glacier."

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Between blocks of talks, attendees partake in activities from the glacier show-and-tell to an iNaturalist BioBlitz in Stanley Park to a field trip to the local Renaissance faire.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The icing sags and bunches out on one side like a slow-moving glacier, bringing tipping candles along with it.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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