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alpine

[al-pahyn, -pin] / ˈæl paɪn, -pɪn /


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The picture, which now hangs in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offers a panorama of an alpine landscape, with the snow-covered Cordillera Occidental rising in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In addition, they are prevalent throughout the environment — in alpine snow, deep sea sediment and drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Those start with Tuesday's alpine combined - an event in which skiers race both a super G and slalom course.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

But then, a little frustration at a cowardly lack of social etiquette is better than, say, a date abandoning you in the middle of a wilderness hike, i.e., the alpine divorce.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Fischer’s assurances notwithstanding, his peripatetic alpine career was rough on his family.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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