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alpine

[al-pahyn, -pin] / ˈæl paɪn, -pɪn /


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This is a time when I’m supposed to use my years of wisdom to passively reflect on the alpine memories of my youth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

One study found that the birds are forced to move higher in the mountains as their natural habitat in the alpine meadows above the tree line get crowded.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Give him six months of training and his alpine lineage and preternatural athleticism could have him scaling Everest and snowboarding down it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

An estimated 5,000 plant species grow across Taiwan, occupying environments that extend from humid tropical rainforests near sea level to cold alpine tundra at the highest elevations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

It’s three in the morning, and we are making our way from southern to northern Utah, when the weather changes from the dry chill of the desert to the freezing gales of an alpine winter.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Including Chips and her infectious love of alpines.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

“No alpines are going to bloom all season,” Chips said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

At Oliver Nurseries, the alpines and plants that favor troughlike conditions are a small part of the vast offerings, as they have been since the nursery opened nearly 60 years ago.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

The openings between rocks offer opportunities for planting sun-loving alpines, succulents or small spring-flowering bulbs — plants with shallow roots that prefer well-drained soil.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

They almost alarm me when I am dividing violas, and trifling with alpines.

From Mary's Meadow And Other Tales of Fields and Flowers by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing


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