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valley

[val-ee] / ˈvæl i /


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Forty-five miles after it began, the journey through volcanoes, salt lakes, pine forests, aspens and a valley that stretches across the horizon comes to an end at a lonely intersection with U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"The exposure-burial history that emerges from the model implies recycling of sediments previously deposited and buried in the rift valley... and then redeposited along the 'Ubeidiya paleo lake shoreline."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Derek dies, pitching Margaret into a deeper valley of despond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Everyone in this valley is conscious of the need for manufacturing jobs," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The setting sun balanced on the rim of the valley in a fiery red blaze.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Friendships, like all relationships, go through peaks and valleys.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

It said the inland valleys and woodlands were the best places to spot them.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Barger’s 5th District covers fire-prone communities in the Angeles National Forest and the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Highs along the coasts and valleys will be in the 90s up to the low 100s in the coming days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Other wanderers were rare, and of evil sort: trolls might stray down at times out of the northern valleys of the Misty Mountains.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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