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

The school has around 1,200 students from Shia-majority Nabatieh and its surroundings.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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

And another thing was the museum had to be open to its surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Now and then it paused to check its surroundings.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer