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volcanic

[vol-kan-ik] / vɒlˈkæn ɪk /


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That is rapidly changing in the face of a volcanic grassroots backlash that threatens the foundations of the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Big Bend, bordering Mexico in West Texas, features volcanic dikes, dinosaur bones and stunning canyon views.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity, lying along the meeting point of three major tectonic plates.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The contested isles are part of the volcanic Kuril archipelago, which runs in a broad arc from Russia's Kamchatka peninsula down to Japan's main northern island Hokkaido.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

In 1835, the ship left Lima, on the coast of Peru, and headed toward a lonely spray of charred volcanic islands west of Ecuador—the Galápagos.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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