dry land
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More than 450 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared and before animals or plants had spread widely across dry land, crinoids were already thriving in some of Earth's earliest coral reefs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Virginia Eubanks, an investigative journalist and political-science professor living in Troy, N.Y., faced a similar situation in 2015—though it involved a crisis on dry land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
City Hall steps, all seven and a half feet of him, tall as a Lakers center but clumsy as a swan on dry land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"We hope Israel will help us cultivate our dry land," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
When he woke he was on dry land, lying on a beach.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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