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after that nightmarish storm, the sailors were grateful to reach terra firma
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Yet the sensation of a work that, in translation from one medium to another, no longer defies gravity but sort of roughly plummets back down to terra firma can’t easily be shaken off.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
That’s a bold way for a singer who hasn’t been known primarily for being in the theater arena that long to start off with — maybe too bold, in declaring that Streisand’s turf is her terra firma, too.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
In the main salon, terra firma appears in dining chairs upholstered in real palm leaf and a two-piece oak coffee table, as large as a redwood’s base, inlaid with green and copper marble.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
That’s a bold way for a singer who hasn’t been known primarily for being in the theater arena that long to start off with — maybe too bold, in declaring that Streisand’s turf is her terra firma, too.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
In the main salon, terra firma appears in dining chairs upholstered in real palm leaf and a two-piece oak coffee table, as large as a redwood’s base, inlaid with green and copper marble.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Terra firma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terra%20firma. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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