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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn jən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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Big Bend, bordering Mexico in West Texas, features volcanic dikes, dinosaur bones and stunning canyon views.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Traveling the canyon on the two-lane highway through Wheeler Springs and Wheeler Gorge is beautiful but slow going, past houses and campgrounds as well as high rock walls that threaten to rain down scree.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Situated in L.A.’s Beachwood Canyon neighborhood, the home is described in its listing—which is held by Steven Moritz of Sotheby’s International Realty—as offering “the perfect blend of privacy, character, and serene canyon living.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

New York's mayor Zohran Mamdani very quickly announced that a ticker tape parade down the canyon of heroes would be held on Thursday for the Knicks.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

It felt as if the Franz Ferdinandian hole in his gut had now torn, and the pain grew and grew from a bullet hole to a canyon until finally Colin himself was the hole.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

Faith Dickey, owner of Elevate Outdoors Guiding, has guided people ages 10 to 69 on highlines set over Moab’s deep canyons.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Police said the helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation, a company whose website advertises "a doors-off thrill seekers adventure tour" of the picturesque island's waterfalls, canyons, and beaches.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

Upper canyons and higher elevations are blooming through March.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

Even so, the seafloor hosts enormous features that surpass the size of the largest land canyons.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2026

And in order to do that, one must look beyond Alaska, to the bald- rock canyons of southern Utah.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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