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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

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

The $38 gap in Asia is a canyon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 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

They obeyed and ran until they reached the water, where they stopped long enough for Ivan to tear a canyon in it.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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