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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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The arrangement of passages, cracks, and openings can reveal how water travels through different layers of rock beneath the canyon.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Some are standing on the rim, seeing the canyon for the first time and topping off a water bottle before continuing their trip.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

One facility, San Antonio de los Buenos, can’t handle the volume, so mostly untreated sewage pours through a canyon creek and into the Pacific 5 miles south of the border, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The $38 gap in Asia is a canyon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

When our little caravan finally reached the canyon, a mountain lion jumped out and chased the sheep, and I was sure I would be rid of you.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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