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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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In Colonia Los Laureles, a canyon shantytown, a viaduct is clogged with sewage, discarded tires, plastic bottles and other debris.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The $38 gap in Asia is a canyon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Fellow car enthusiast Evan Sawyer said Baron admired the beauty of the canyon roads and found peace in driving calmly along them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

Like most people who lived in the canyon, I had driven past plenty of times but never actually visited the site of the disaster.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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