mesa
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Claudia Mitchell, a potter from Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, gathers clay on a mesa between two sandstone rock formations, hammer and pick at the ready.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2023
It also says the fire sparked by its power line spread quickly because it was on top of a flat mesa, allowing the fire to spread along the ground, and ignited nearby vegetation.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023
Later, higher-resolution photographs with fewer shadows showed a pretty plain mesa.
From Scientific American • May 17, 2023
A mesa é um altar, the table is an altar.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
He walked with him to the shade at the foot of the mesa.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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