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upland

[uhp-luhnd, -land] / ˈʌp lənd, -ˌlænd /








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Professor Davy McCracken, from Scotland's Rural College, has spent 35 years studying upland management and wildlife.

From BBC May 25, 2026

History is not a world-spirit moving inexorably towards some breezy, sunlit upland of wisdom.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2026

Afternoon tours at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside, which features restored native plants from local floodplains and upland areas that support pollinators, will be held at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

While most upland farmers still keep sheep on their land, the changes here have been mirrored across not just the Dales but the entire British farming industry.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

Slowly they passed through the short heath and upland grass, speaking no more, until they came to the king’s pavilion.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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