plateau
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Once the capital of the Iron Age kingdom of Lydia, Sardis occupied a strategic location between the Mediterranean and the Anatolian plateau.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
It’s no secret that vinyl records’ resurgence has hit a new plateau, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987 as of 2022, according to a report from the Recording Industry Assn. of America.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
According to Nash, at the time of the cave art what is now the Bristol Channel was a "rich fertile plateau" between Gower and the north Devon coast.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Either way, analysts now expect global demand for seaborne coal to increase this year, rather than plateau.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Besides, the world was full of miserable places just like the central plateau, all of them hopeless.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Vocabulary lists containing plateau
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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