wilderness
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That includes my first wilderness campsite near Ford Point, where a several-thousand-pound elephant seal roused me from slumber with its jarring bark.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In Ohio, land companies would sometimes grant wilderness tracts to homesteaders on the condition that they sow orchards as proof of their long-term commitment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It’s just a giant piece of grass and wilderness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Ross Stewart ends four years in the international wilderness with a place in Scotland's World Cup squad, while teenager Findlay Curtis is also included but there is no spot for Lennon Miller.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Those three-week trips were a chance to take a short break from the wilderness.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing wilderness
List 7
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Wilderness Letter"
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