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wilderness

[wil-der-nis] / ˈwɪl dər nɪs /


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The two had been 14 hours into the Inuvik Weekend Warrior Fat Bike Challenge - a three-day cycle across frozen rivers, remote highways and Canada's Arctic wilderness - when they were forced to withdraw.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He’s understood in Ireland as a canny political operator who led his boring center-right party, Fianna Fáil, back to power after a decade in the wilderness.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Small-caps have been in the wilderness for over 15 years, points out Colas, DataTrek’s co-founder.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

He founded his nonprofit wilderness animal rescue organization, Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals, decades earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

It wasn’t just the harsh and isolated wilderness that deterred them.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple