ridge
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Soon after the airman landed, he was able to get to an elevated ridge and make contact by activating an emergency beacon to send his proof of life, according to senior officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"But we don't yet know whether the action that starts the ridge just isn't happening or whether the traffic jam afterward isn't happening," he said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The high-pressure ridge this week is expected to go “all the way up through Canada into southern Alaska,” said Carol Ciliberti, a meteorologist with the weather service.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
The summer-like heat is thanks to a ridge of high pressure lingering high in the atmosphere that extends through the San Francisco Bay Area and into the Pacific Northwest.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
Near the top of the ridge, I paused and angled into the trees.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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