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terrain

[tuh-reyn] / təˈreɪn /


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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

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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