topographical

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Even small details—a brochure for a luxury yacht and a topographical map of Panama—illustrate the kind of granular research he pursued to ground his characters in later novels, such as “The Night Manager.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Even with more than 1,000 firefighters assigned to the Gifford fire, officials predicted additional growth “as the fire aligns with topographical features along grass and brush-covered hillsides,” Monday’s update said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

To explain how flat the mirrors are, Dr Frank Rohmund, president of semiconductor manufacturing optics at Zeiss, uses a topographical analogy.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Yet he is known for meticulously weaving multicolored computer cables, cellphone circuitry and other digital detritus into vast, topographical wall art.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

He had before him a relief model of the island made out of three square sections of rubber and with a pointer began to point out its topographical features, doing so with no flourishes.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson