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wilderness

[wil-der-nis] / ˈwɪl dər nɪs /


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When Bill Clinton won the presidency 34 years ago, Democrats had been in the presidential wilderness for 12 years.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

Search and rescue teams responded to “a climbing-related incident” in the parks’ Sierra Nevada wilderness Aug. 2, eventually finding Whisenant’s body, said Holly Streit, a spokesperson for the park.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

One theory holds that he’s gone underground or perished in the wilderness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

These effects are most often studied in large wilderness regions, particularly in well-known examples involving wolves in Yellowstone National Park.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Still at the forest’s edge, facing wilderness, I won’t know which way to go.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

America’s great national parks and wildernesses must be littered with dead relatives.

From MarketWatch May 14, 2026

He came out of Africa and had spent years in the wildernesses of the East and the West.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

AppLovin has an ad platform that facilitates ads surrounding mobile apps, especially games, one of the last untamed wildernesses of digital advertising.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

For Ally Turner and her friend Glynis Mattheisen, it took a three day trek through one of Scotland's last great wildernesses to reach Britain's remotest pub.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2024

The foragers were there before us and they brought about dramatic changes even in the densest jungles and the most desolate wildernesses.

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




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