moor
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"They want to come here and experience the Brontes, the moor, and find their own interpretation of Emily," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Its single “Chains of Love” is a hybrid of new and old, with orchestral flourishes bouncing off the singer’s voice, which is processed to sound pinched and distant—as if echoing across a windswept moor, perhaps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
"I'm not sure I'll ever moor in this area again, I'm not sure I'll ever moor on an embankment again," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Seven miles east across the moor, dense fog descends as farmer Neil Cole leads the way across a pen at his farm in Princetown.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
And Stapleton escapes into the Grimpen Mire, which is part of the moor, and he dies because he is sucked into a bog.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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