terrain

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The two favorites, an Itala imported from Turin, Italy, and a snazzy yellow American-made Acme, could not keep up in rough terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The constitutional question raised by Chatrie is not simply whether one warrant went too far, but whether the government may use mass reservoirs of innocent people’s data as searchable terrain for criminal investigation.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

This type of terrain can allow seawater to move beneath the glacier during high tide, temporarily lifting sections of ice off the ground.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Whitney, trekking over mountainous terrain of at least 13,000-foot elevation to get there, said Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

From the upper pasture to the house is a distance of a mile—rocky terrain with steep, unforgiving hills, which Grandpa could not have managed in his condition.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover