wilderness
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When Bill Clinton won the presidency 34 years ago, Democrats had been in the presidential wilderness for 12 years.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
She led customers into remote wilderness while yaks hauled the baggage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Designed by Snøhetta and inspired by the 26th president’s love for the American wilderness, the new building is a moving work of architecture that harmonizes with its North Dakota landscape setting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But despite that disheartening start, four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman believes British tennis remains in a "far better place" than the pre-Andy Murray wilderness of the mid to late 2000s.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
It seemed humans had once lived and worked in this wilderness, only to leave it all behind.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
America’s great national parks and wildernesses must be littered with dead relatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
AppLovin has an ad platform that facilitates ads surrounding mobile apps, especially games, one of the last untamed wildernesses of digital advertising.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Orchards, wildernesses and bowers abound in her fiction, where her heroines contemplate curated views or scamper across fields and over stiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The famous walking route from the central belt to the Highlands takes walkers along the shores of Loch Lomond and across Rannoch Moor - one of the last wildernesses in Europe.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
The foragers were there before us and they brought about dramatic changes even in the densest jungles and the most desolate wildernesses.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Wilderness Letter"
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