terrestrial

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The deal “highlights the value of spectrum as a scarce resource, be it terrestrial or satellite,” said Mike Crawford, an analyst at B. Riley Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"A lot of people think of dinosaurs as sort of the mammal equivalents in the Mesozoic era, since they're both the dominant terrestrial animals of their respective time periods," Holtz said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

"As non-native species and the largest living terrestrial animals, these imported beasts would have required transportation by ship," the academics said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“Global electricity demand for AI simply cannot be met with terrestrial solutions, even in the near term, without imposing hardship on communities and the environment,” Musk said in a memo published Monday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

With the Earth the center of the Universe, with creation pivoted about terrestrial events, with the heavens imagined constructed on utterly unearthly principles, there was little motivation for astronomical observations.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan