moors

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Instead, the experimental units can be plants, plots of land, fields, moors, forests, or oceans.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The howl and whine of the opening few bars of “Chains of Love” conjure images of the ghostly moors, before transforming into a catchy midtempo pop number.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Matt Gibson, 52, moors his sage-green houseboat, bedecked with plants, on the Regent's Canal near central London.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Rather than scrolling, people are reading of the mist that obscures Yorkshire moors and its inhabitants’ judgments.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Except on the high moors of the Northfarthing a heavy fall was rare in the Shire, and was regarded as a pleasant event and a chance for fun.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien