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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn jən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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At the end of last season, there was a Knievel-proof canyon between Alcaraz, Sinner and the rest of the men’s game.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Tucked into a box canyon and far from the usual machinery of Hollywood, moviegoers spend their days seeing films they may have known little about before arriving and talking about them almost nonstop.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

It asked anyone who knew of hikers or backpackers who were in the inner canyon along the Bright Angel Creek corridor on Saturday to get in touch.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Big Bend, bordering Mexico in West Texas, features volcanic dikes, dinosaur bones and stunning canyon views.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Laika had run off somewhere into the dry wash of the canyon.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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

The discovery comes from a Curtin University-led study that explored the Cape Range and Cloates submarine canyons, located about 1200 kilometers north of Perth.

From Science Daily May 14, 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

Lower canyons are past peak but still have some color.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

Indeed, I have seen in encyclopedias and the National Geographic Magazine breath-taking photographs of sights from various comers of the globe; magnificent canyons and waterfalls, raggedly beautiful mountains.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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