surroundings

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Among the initiatives he oversees is the creation of a digital twin of Weyerhaeuser’s timberlands using satellite imagery, drone photography and lidar, a laser-based sensor technology that self-driving cars use to map their surroundings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Planters started anew in central Florida, in Polk County and its surroundings, what’s known as the Ridge, the highest part of Florida, and the only part that was never below sea level, historically.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

According to the nonprofit Owl Research Institute, this stage is known as fledgling, when young birds leave the nest before they are fully capable of flight and begin exploring their surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Their work centers on understanding how cancer cells interact with their surroundings, often referred to as the tumor microenvironment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

With ice-caked mittens he felt out his surroundings.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver