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This widened the focus to further sites around the Lower Rhine–Meuse area – wetlands and coastal areas as well as rivers – spanning the late hunter-gatherer cultures to the bronze age.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The company takes its name from a mountainous region spanning Argentina and Chile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The contaminated Mobuoy dump at Campsie in County Londonderry, discovered in 2013, was used to bury thousands of tonnes of rubbish at a site spanning more than 100 acres.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Beth Ford had worked at six companies spanning five industries, including Pepsi, Mobil and Scholastic, before arriving at Land O’Lakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Their internment starting in 1942 and spanning the war represented one of the darkest periods in American history.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler