terra
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Despite the many Aboriginal communities, the British deemed the place terra nullius—no one’s land—and established a penal colony, bringing diseases that drastically reduced the indigenous population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
The fact that scientists are finding intact biochar in the Amazon’s ancient terra preta suggests that it’s happening.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2025
They came in a small range of colors: sand, terra cotta, chestnut.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
This is really quite intriguing as we do not know much about these parts of the genome; our work shows there is benefit in exploring further this genetic terra incognita.'
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
Despite the charcoal, terra preta is not a by-product of slash-and- burn agriculture.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
He began again, starting with Juno’s unforgiving cruelty, sweeping into the cave of winds, and finally breaking into the storm: ruunt et terras turbine perflant.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
"Postera Phoeba lustrabat lampade terras," continued Brother Emmanuel, inexorably running his horny finger-nail beneath the line, "humentemque Aurora polo dimoverat umbram—" the lesson dragged along.
From Otto of the Silver Hand by Pyle, Howard
Mr. Carlile was in prison nearly seven years, and many of his shopmen were imprisoned for various terras.
From The Trial of Henry Hetherington by Hetherington, Henry
Such landslides, terras 230 cahidas, can be rarely foreseen, and are a grave danger to craft when they come close in to rest at night.
From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
Ultima coelicolum terras Astrea reliquit; this means, that Peace fled into a far distant country.
From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various
