environs

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His personality has all the depth of a blank canvas, his voice is an A.S.M.R. purr and his paintings — endless variations on a local peak and its environs — garage-sale relics.

From New York Times

Nearly every scene is composed as a single-take master shot, observing the characters and their interactions at something of a remove, and showing us how physically and spiritually dwarfed they are by their environs.

From Los Angeles Times

Abby’s return to her idyllic hometown sparks recollections of her youth and early fascination with the ocean and its environs.

From Los Angeles Times

Holmes’ own environs played an important role in the McMasters universe too.

From Los Angeles Times

Muzyka and other military experts say a victory over Vuhledar and its environs, on its own, would have limited military value for Moscow — a point they have similarly made about Bakhmut.

From Washington Post