plateau
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In some tests, dye poured into sinkholes on the plateau traveled roughly 20 kilometers and appeared at springs in as little as a week.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 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
“The market is experiencing more of a pricing plateau than a major correction,” said Rob Barber, chief executive of Attom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Weight loss continued through the end of the treatment period without a plateau, Eli Lilly said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
To Farmer, it wasn’t unlike the fate of Haitian peasants who left the central plateau and migrated to the slums of Port-au-Prince.
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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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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