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volcanic

[vol-kan-ik] / vɒlˈkæn ɪk /


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The trial also showed Musk’s volcanic temper and mercurial side.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Researchers say these insights could improve future volcanic hazard forecasting.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The woman - who has not been publicly named - was currently isolating on Pitcairn, the only inhabited of the four volcanic islands of the British Overseas Territory.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

We emerged at the base of a cliff, on a plain of black volcanic sand.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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