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boreal

[bawr-ee-uhl, bohr-] / ˈbɔr i əl, ˈboʊr- /


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Those green ecosystems are far different from California’s; our neighbor’s fires generally arise in massive boreal forests, which do not have debris or brush concerns because they’ve never been logged or otherwise interfered with.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

Canada's 270 million hectares of boreal forest -- that is forest in high-latitude environments -- comprises 28 percent of the world's boreal zone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Canada’s boreal forest encompasses 1.3 billion acres, or an area roughly seven times as large as that of the 154 U.S. national forests combined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

These nitrogen limited forests are often found in boreal regions and remote mountain landscapes.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

He is Frank Volkheimer, an upperclassman, seventeen years old, a colossal boy from some boreal village, a legend among the younger cadets.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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