Example Sentences

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Tensions between development and conservation have been growing in the Maasai Mara, where the number of camps and lodges, many built along scenic rivers, has nearly doubled over the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Meitamei Olol Dapash, a Maasai elder with an American Ph.D., says the camp sits astride a path that some migratory wildebeest and zebra use to cross the Sand River in search of green grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The scene had everything — the Memphis jookin, the Maasai in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

"Ultimately, there is nothing done for the land, not even a tree is being planted," said Maasai lawyer Joseph Oleshangay, calling the whole thing a "scam".

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

My people speak the Maa language, which is why we are called Maasai.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola