upland

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History is not a world-spirit moving inexorably towards some breezy, sunlit upland of wisdom.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Afternoon tours at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside, which features restored native plants from local floodplains and upland areas that support pollinators, will be held at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"It really changed the whole community from what we would designate an upland heathland community to an upland grassland or acid grassland community," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

His hardy upland flock of Scotch Blackface and Welsh mountain sheep spend nine-and-a-half months of the year on the moor, where they are most vulnerable to theft.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Sam’s training had faded somewhat under Chup’s menu, but game from the upland meadows was still very much her idea of food.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George