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grassland

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


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A 2½-hour ferry ride brought us to our first round at Colonsay Golf Course, a 200-year-old course overlooking a sandy beach, situated on machair grassland, found only on the western coasts of Scotland and Ireland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

From the walkway, visitors can view the park's Amur tigers in their enclosure which includes woodland, grassland and a waterfall pool.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

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 herd was chosen because it is suited to "outdoor conservation grazing, including in wetter grassland habitats", the estate added.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The island was built in layers, Nim thought: beach and rock, grassland and rain forest, and, last of all, the rocky Fire Mountain cone.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

The results pointed to a remarkably persistent landscape containing woodlands, open grasslands, marshes, flowing rivers, and shallow bodies of water.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

But the western blacklegged tick, known as the deer tick in most of the country, is common in the state’s chaparral, grasslands and woods, and can transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and other pathogens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Growth on permanent grasslands as of August 10 is a third less than the 1989-2018 average, according to the Agriculture Ministry's statistical service.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Eastern Japanese toads are typically found in forests, grasslands and other terrestrial habitats across eastern Japan, but they have also proved remarkably adaptable to urban environments.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

A carefully managed fire could turn impassable barren thickets into prime grasslands teeming with game.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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