canyon
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In a Sierra Nevada canyon all but incinerated in the 2021 KNP Complex fire, a new forest of California’s beloved giant sequoias is now growing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
One location is Aram Chaos, situated northeast of the canyon system where ancient water once flowed toward lower terrain to the north.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Commercial-satellite photos released by the Martin Center show mobile missile launchers that had apparently exited one of the underground sites into a nearby canyon were destroyed before firing their missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
They make a canyon for the crosswalk and it’s very noble of them.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
It was in the foothills overlooking the river bottoms, in the mouth of a blue little canyon.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing canyon
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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