terrain
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Characters appear tiny and tragedy-prone in Wyoming’s vast, indifferent terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 3, 2026
Samira made a dramatic escape from Iran on foot, navigating dangerous mountainous terrain.
From BBC β Nov. 2, 2026
The technology could help generate driving plans for the many individual segments of a longer journey, providing guidance that Perseverance's AutoNav system can use to navigate the terrain.
From Science Daily β Nov. 2, 2026
Sebald will recognize the terrain, but Ms. Ní Ghríofa’s path is untrodden and revelatory.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
It is so grainy that it is unclear exactly what the terrain is like around the mesa.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Until last year, firefighters for the National Forest Service were banned from wearing face masks due to concerns about their ability to operate in rugged mountain terrains.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
The U.S. has a diverse range of terrains across its 3.8 million square miles, including the desert in the Southwest.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 11, 2026
Part of the museum’s expansive textile collection, Rosalena’s 27-foot-long tapestry is woven with hand-weaving patterns using satellite images the artist distorted from planetary terrains from Mars and Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 1, 2026
"A large variety of geological terrains exists, which have been formed by many different processes. As a result, Greenland has several types of metals, minerals and gemstones," it says in a document on its website.
From Barron's β Feb. 14, 2026
On top of that, they had selected one of the most nearly impossible terrains on Earth.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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