plains

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Those monumental physical traces are to be found in the fertile plains, mountainsides and deserts of the Middle East.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But what the racers needed were mechanics and reliable routes, especially in the open plains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Drawing on Spain's sunny plains, windy hillsides and fast-flowing rivers, the country aims to increase the share of electricity generated by renewables to 81 percent by 2030, up from around 60 percent today.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The others, with their hot deserts and big-sky plains, seem more obvious: Texas, Arizona and California.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Most to the North he looked, and would pause at whiles to listen as if by some ancient art his ears might hear the thunder of hoofs on the plains far away.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien