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wilderness

[wil-der-nis] / ˈwɪl dər nɪs /


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The east side of the fire — located in dense wilderness — is most active and firefighters are trying to find safe ways to get it under control, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

When Bill Clinton won the presidency 34 years ago, Democrats had been in the presidential wilderness for 12 years.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

These effects are most often studied in large wilderness regions, particularly in well-known examples involving wolves in Yellowstone National Park.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Now, many local leaders want to see them bulldozed to make way for new, denser housing—igniting an outcry on the edge of unbroken wilderness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

For over two decades, Rondon, now forty-eight and the commander of Brazil’s Telegraphic Commission, explored and mapped the “wild, western wilderness of Brazil.”

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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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