sand dunes

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Look on hillsides, sand dunes, or a simple garden fence.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Researchers collected soil samples from sand dunes, salt flats, riverbeds, and mountainous terrain.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

I was two days into the Gobi March, a brutal 155-mile ultramarathon through the steppes, sand dunes and rock valleys of Central Mongolia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

I dream of lizards, dark skies, sand dunes and sunsets streaked in rose-mauve and smoky violet, the air heavy with the scent of wet creosote and campfire smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The Augur and I are alone, looking out over darkened sand dunes that stretch all the way to the Serran Mountain Range.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir