wilderness
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Now 73 and retired, Ward spent 17 years as a dog handler in the wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, work he described as gratifying.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
A short wilderness jaunt with Pommerville on a pleasant Christmas Eve afternoon might have been an attempt to lift his spirits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Social Reckoning was beaten in the US box office chart by horror movie Other Mommy, psychological thriller Verity, video game adaptation Resident Evil and Brad Pitt's wilderness thriller Heart of the Beast.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
There’s wilderness, beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets and time for a teenager to reflect on the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
And not only had Marina Raskova played a key role in the phenomenal achievement, but she had an amazing story of ten days of wilderness survival to tell along with it.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
America’s great national parks and wildernesses must be littered with dead relatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
He came out of Africa and had spent years in the wildernesses of the East and the West.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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
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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