steppe
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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
Increased interaction with animals and expanding travel across the steppe may have exposed people to disease reservoirs in the environment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
They also compared the bone of modern elephants and steppe mammoths to determine which animal it came from.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
While sand and the steppe have always been part of life in Central Asia, scientists warn climate change and other human activities are accelerating desertification and the degradation of the land.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
He watched as the scenery began to change, and the rolling steppe gave way to low grassy hills and then to higher land, with the occasional gorge or cataract; and still the boat steamed south.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing steppe
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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