environs

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The logic behind it is firmly rooted in 19th-century London; back then, the city’s financial elite would regularly escape their stuffy urban environs during the summer months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The spectacular ensemble, arranged in the order Seurat originally chose, forms a composite portrait of the harbor town and its grassy environs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

For centuries, Lake Maracaibo’s environs were known for natural seepage of oil rising to the surface from sedimentary rock, a phenomenon also seen in sites like Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Today, the Sudanese transport company Tarco operates daily crossings, carrying around 200 passengers per trip from the modern port of Suakin, within sight of the ancient city and its impoverished environs.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Pomp is a fellow given to dreams, and did not much mind his tedious days nor his isolate, swampy environs.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson