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prairie

noun as in grassland

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“The Lowdown” travels through the streets and byways of Oklahoma prairie country in a way that celebrates its homey beauty, with scenes bathed in the golden light typically associated with L.A. noir.

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He has observed them nesting on prairies in Canada, hearing their muffled honks.

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The Florida Everglades are a unique environmental region comprising marshes, prairies, forests, mangroves and estuaries.

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The uprooting of prairies across the Great Plains and the Dust Bowl could not have occurred without the massive settler movement triggered by the Homestead Act of 1862.

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The tribe plans projects to create healthier stream habitats for fish, and to restore meadows and prairies.

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