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terrestrial

[tuh-res-tree-uhl] / təˈrɛs tri əl /


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For businesses like Starlink and Amazon that are seeking to break into the telecom market, they are less expensive than building a terrestrial network from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

High-speed direct-to-device data plans are another example of space-based systems muscling in on traditional terrestrial wireless data providers.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"A lot of people think of dinosaurs as sort of the mammal equivalents in the Mesozoic era, since they're both the dominant terrestrial animals of their respective time periods," Holtz said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

"As non-native species and the largest living terrestrial animals, these imported beasts would have required transportation by ship," the academics said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are countless asteroids, tiny terrestrial planets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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