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wilderness

[wil-der-nis] / ˈwɪl dər nɪs /


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We spent the next couple of days based in Ísafjörður, the Westfjords’ de facto capital, where my friend Anula Jochym lives part of the year while guiding multiday wilderness expeditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Postmaster George Clarke, spending his third season at Port Lockroy, said: "I've really fallen in love with the Antarctic wilderness"

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Paramount's "Heart of the Beast," starring Brad Pitt as a former soldier and his loyal but traumatized combat dog as they survive in the Alaskan wilderness, finished in fourth place with $7.1 million.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Events cannot alter the movement of visitors, wildlife or traffic, close roads or trails, or take place in designated wilderness areas.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

In truth, Pong had drifted only a few miles south of Chattana, but to him it seemed as if he'd entered an impenetrable wilderness.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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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