expanse
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The Arctic Ocean is covered by a vast expanse of frozen seawater that expands and contracts with the seasons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
They lived across a large expanse of Europe and western and central Asia, and sometimes overlapped with our species, Homo sapiens.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Generations ago, the Central Valley was a vast expanse of lush meadows, wetlands and lakes fed by melting Sierra Nevada snow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
The country has eight patrol ships to protect an expanse of water the size of California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
I took a cup of coffee and sat on my front steps, staring at that great expanse of Montana sky.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
People sometimes tell me about reading Salon avidly in their youth, how it felt like connecting to something exhilarating and cool and a bit crazy in the strange new expanses of the internet.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
It ended with a lovely appearance by a black horse all in the expanses of MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The shooting took place in Wedela, a semi-rural township of brick houses and small businesses, surrounded by wide expanses of land used for mining.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Elordi, who hails from Brisbane, is a little more hopeful about the future of the climate in the context of the film - pointing to other parts where you can see lush expanses of greenery.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He had small teeth set in vast expanses of gum; those round ears; and delicate, almost maidenly skin that tended to flush and pale with the waxing and waning of his digestive problems.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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The Giver
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