altitude
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Doughty said the Kings need to wear down the Avalanche, something they clearly couldn’t do in the two games played in Denver’s mile-high altitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
AST SpaceMobile, which is working to develop a space-based cellular broadband network, said in a statement that "the altitude is too low to sustain operations."
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
But the justices were not inclined to let him remain at that altitude for long.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Most notably, they rounded off the group stage with a 1-0 home win over the Brazilians at altitude in September.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
As an example, imagine you are driving east on a hill; for every mile east you drive, you gain half a mile in altitude.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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