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valley

[val-ee] / ˈvæl i /


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As a slideshow prepared by an executive explained, “We thrive in the valley of death,” the term for the bureaucratic gap where research languishes without being developed into a product.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Local hospitals are bracing for funding cuts, though a carve-out may keep many valley residents from losing coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

“We were very intentional about the uncanny valley nature of this, so we made it intentionally abstract,” Dema says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The National Trust said Nant Ffrancon, a valley in Eryri National Park, was facing "serious ecological decline" with some species in danger of disappearing altogether, including the mountain blackbird and the mountain finch.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

I was not going to let that happiness compromise my stand that, even though good things might happen in the world from time to time, nothing was right in my family or in my valley.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Much of Nepal's hydropower infrastructure lies along steep river valleys fed by glaciers -- terrain exposed to floods, landslides and cascading geological hazards.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Entire mountain faces have been excavated and roads, industrial infrastructure and settlements have transformed surrounding valleys.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The former Conservative councillor grew up in Blackwood, in the south Wales valleys.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Temperatures in some parts of the coast and nearby valleys could drop 4 to 8 degrees Thursday, while only dropping a degree or two in the mountains and foothills, the Weather Service’s Oxnard office said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Aye, the valleys and trenches. And one in particular. The Marianas Trench...and that place in its icy depths called Challenger Deep.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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