wilderness
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The Brown family and their life in the Alaskan wilderness were the subject of the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People,” which ran on the Discovery Channel from 2014 to 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
In Ohio, land companies would sometimes grant wilderness tracts to homesteaders on the condition that they sow orchards as proof of their long-term commitment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It would also require a rare act of “un-designating” some of the park’s protected wilderness areas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Instead, the 20-year-old has had a transitional season spent largely in the wilderness at Everton, starting only four Premier League games and six in total, Dibling's action totalling 513 minutes.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
All three women knew, with sinking hearts, that they were going to run out of fuel in the middle of the Siberian wilderness.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing wilderness
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Wilderness Letter"
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