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grassland

[gras-land, grahs-] / ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs- /


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The results call into question the common assumption that restoring species-rich grassland necessarily requires commercial seed mixes or other expensive measures.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

The six species at the centre of the project are found in lowland chalk grassland, an internationally rare habitat.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The iconic tule elk, some of which were fenced in on the northern part of the peninsula to keep them from competing for grassland with cows, were dying off.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The fires include a blaze on grassland near the famous Westbury White Horse in Bratton, Wiltshire.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Nim dropped the wagon handle and flew across the grassland.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

The urban-wildland interface — where human development intermingles with wild places such as scrublands, grasslands and forests — is the fastest-growing land-use type in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Species-rich grasslands offer important habitat for pollinating insects, birds and mammals.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

An unusually wet winter encouraged dense plant growth across grasslands, shrublands, and forest understories.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Lacy lamps, pottery milkmaids, and paintings of African grasslands you buy on the stairs at Littlewoods, if you really want to.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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