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"Firefighters will carry out combined operations of clearing forest undergrowth and treating the edges of the fire in the dune area," a prefecture official said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Last week the government announced several projects it was funding to protect threatened species including a scheme aiming to increase the numbers of northern dune tiger beetles and natterjack toads in Cumbria.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

To the south lie the Bureau of Land Management’s Imperial Sand Dunes, where dune buggies and motorcycles trace arcs across bare slopes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Then on the rise of a dune he heard the sea, louder again, not behind him but in front: the dunes sloped down again to another shore.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Though the Scooby-Doo towers would never make it across the dunes, there are better ways to build a sandwich for adventure.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

“So then they asked me to walk down this beach, and every 10 minutes you’d hear ‘Rolling!’ and I’d have to lie down and hide behind these dunes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the report they published following their visit, they highlighted damage to turtle nesting sites, bird habitats and the local dunes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

He recommends visitors hike the Curonian Spit—a thin 61-mile stretch of sand dunes along the Baltic Sea—and cross the wooden boardwalks that span Estonia’s wetlands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

And so they fled: away from the gym, away from the paths, away from the Institute—into the tangled rock-jungle of sand dunes, ridges, and crags that made up the island’s interior.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart