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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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Gray, 48, had flown to Las Vegas and driven to the canyon on his own road trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“She had a bigger canyon group of hippie friends that were all kind of into that too,” Tracye remembers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The $38 gap in Asia is a canyon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The second site lies on the plateau above Juventae Chasma, a 5-km-deep canyon located just north of Valles Marineris.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Far below another river churned, and above them birds with vast wingspans shrieked, their calls echoing down the rocky canyon.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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