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valley

[val-ee] / ˈvæl i /


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The escarpment rises precipitously from the sagebrush-covered valley floor, climbing through pinyon and juniper woodlands into thick pine forests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"The exposure-burial history that emerges from the model implies recycling of sediments previously deposited and buried in the rift valley... and then redeposited along the 'Ubeidiya paleo lake shoreline."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Seeing the rocky path leading up the valley, my mom voiced doubt for the first time, and I dismissed her with what I hoped sounded like words of encouragement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

As you dip into the valley on the way into Merthyr Tydfil, a new earthy-toned building dominates the view.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Once they exited the southern end of the valley, she’d be more open to stopping.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Many devotees travel through steep Himalayan valleys to reach the temples, which are open for only part of the year because of harsh winter conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Friendships, like all relationships, go through peaks and valleys.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Maximum temperatures on Monday are forecast to be in the 70s — slightly below normal for this time of the year — across coasts and valleys south of Point Conception in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Pembrokeshire is miles away from where my family are in the valleys," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some made their homes in the river world of the Amazon basin, others struck roots in Andean mountain valleys or the open pampas of Argentina.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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