steppe
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At least 80% of their ancestry was now from the steppe.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
After watching thousands of antelope flow over the Tibetan steppe, Mr. Schaller wrote, “for a brief time I was free again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
They also compared the bone of modern elephants and steppe mammoths to determine which animal it came from.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Federal officials designated the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory, a remote area spanning sagebrush steppe and pinyon pine forest east of Mono Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Khazaria, Babulya said, had been a great kingdom at its end, but its people had begun as steppe warriors.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Ulanqab, with its steppes and volcanoes, is an unlikely digital frontier.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the scorched earth below.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“The vibration from San Francisco goes up to the steppes of Kazakhstan,” said Sanzhar, who is staying at a hotel in the Nob Hill neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
We know that some groups came to Europe from the East Asian and Pontic steppes, but to what extent, if at all, were steppe traditions maintained in Avar society if at all?
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
The transformation of warfare by horses began with their domestication around 4000 B.C., in the steppes north of the Black Sea.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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