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glacial

[gley-shuhl] / ˈgleɪ ʃəl /




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The political formation enjoyed a heyday for a number of years before sinking into a glacial decline, its currency dwindling in most places except for Bluesky, where it still thrives.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Mining analysts caution that companies and provincial authorities would still need to carry out costly scientific studies to determine which glacial areas are important water sources that need to remain protected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The film is so committed to its rigors — the two-person cast, the glacial camera pivots, the moody lighting — that it teeters on the line of becoming monotonous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Their goal was to collect glacial meltwater at its source.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

The water, opaque with glacial sediment and only a few degrees warmer than the ice it had so recently been, was the color of wet concrete.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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