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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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Fellow car enthusiast Evan Sawyer said Baron admired the beauty of the canyon roads and found peace in driving calmly along them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"We investigated two sulfate-bearing sites near the vast Valles Marineris canyon system that included mysterious spectral bands seen from orbital data, as well as layered sulfates and intriguing geology," said Bishop.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Locals had long relied on the resort to draw visitors to the two towns that border it: Telluride, in the box canyon, and Mountain Village, higher up the slopes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

They make a canyon for the crosswalk and it’s very noble of them.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

On the way up the canyon, Julia Bishop told me she’d come out only to look at the moon.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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