terrestrial

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Musk plans to put AI data centers in orbit, believing they will be cheaper than terrestrial data centers in a few years.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

High-speed direct-to-device data plans are another example of space-based systems muscling in on traditional terrestrial wireless data providers.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 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

The belief that terrestrial processes were gradual had been elemental in natural history since the time of Lyell.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson