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gravel

[grav-uhl] / ˈgræv əl /


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“I love working with animals,” she said, plodding down a gravel road toward a clover-carpeted pasture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The house is tucked down a long, gravel driveway, surrounded by nature, which Monson de Kansky says is the most important thing she’s learned to appreciate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The first project is a roughly 500-mile all-season gravel road in the Northwest Territories, connecting its capital Yellowknife with Inuvik, Canada’s largest town north of the Arctic Circle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

A pitch in Cambodia where the turf was just the part of the ground with the least gravel.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Little fires were springing up everywhere, even on the gravel.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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