alpine
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Give him six months of training and his alpine lineage and preternatural athleticism could have him scaling Everest and snowboarding down it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
With its limestone mountains, bucolic valleys and scattered alpine villages, this Unesco World Heritage site pairs alpine charm with thrill-inducing adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
An estimated 5,000 plant species grow across Taiwan, occupying environments that extend from humid tropical rainforests near sea level to cold alpine tundra at the highest elevations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
"These landscapes are changing fast, and arctic and alpine glaciers might be some of the first habitats lost completely to climate change," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Today three-quarters of the terraces are abandoned, and the alpine landscape has not regained the productivity it had a thousand years ago.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
“No alpines are going to bloom all season,” Chips said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Including Chips and her infectious love of alpines.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
At Oliver Nurseries, the alpines and plants that favor troughlike conditions are a small part of the vast offerings, as they have been since the nursery opened nearly 60 years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
The openings between rocks offer opportunities for planting sun-loving alpines, succulents or small spring-flowering bulbs — plants with shallow roots that prefer well-drained soil.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
But, on the whole, alpines do not do as well here as in England, where the summer climate is not so hard on them.
From Making A Rock Garden by H. S. (Henry Sherman) Adams
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