terrain
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And, more notably, the verdant terrain of Birkdale had dried out as much as any player could recall at an Open Championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The UN's World Food Programme is preparing to begin field-testing a version of the AI-enabled truck that can be steered remotely through the most dangerous and difficult terrain to reach people in need.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Former Montana smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes into rural terrain to contain wildfires — Sam Forstag is also hoping to go to D.C. as the state’s first Democratic member of Congress in 30 years.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
But despite this difficult terrain, it has been a boom time for American playwriting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Locked in a deep valley, I feel sorry that Leo and I didn’t explore this terrain.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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The U.S. has a diverse range of terrains across its 3.8 million square miles, including the desert in the Southwest.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Satellites offering consumers and companies internet access, even in typically difficult to access areas and terrains, are starting to become a more popular enterprise for tech companies.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Drones struggle to count items that are covered or hiding, such as cattle in mountainous terrains, and are largely ineffective indoors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
"A large variety of geological terrains exists, which have been formed by many different processes. As a result, Greenland has several types of metals, minerals and gemstones," it says in a document on its website.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
On top of that, they had selected one of the most nearly impossible terrains on Earth.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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