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floodplains

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plural of floodplain

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Tailing basins, designed to hold the byproducts of extraction, grow taller and taller, as if humans and our ambition were competing against nature.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Pardy noted Ovintiv's transformation, with the company streamlining its portfolio from six basins (including the Uinta, Bakken and Anadarko) to two – the Montney and Permian – while enhancing the depth of its inventory.

— Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Definition of basins

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Also known as Bombus auricomus, the black-and-gold bumblebee is native to North America and builds below ground nests in the grasslands of Illinois.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
An unusually dry and hot winter has created dangerously flammable conditions in forests and grasslands across the West.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of grasslands

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The daily rotating menu draws from various stops along the route; that night, I was served a zesty octopus, caught in Perth and paired with chimichurri and saltbush, an herb native to arid interior plains like the ones surrounding Kalgoorlie.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
But when fire conditions spike, AI algorithms will automatically recalculate the region’s electricity flow, diverting power away from fragile forest lines and routing it through safer plains or underground urban corridors.

— Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Definition of plains

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Known for its famous slot canyons, Zion is ideal for hiking and canyoneering—though that doesn’t mean the less athletic traveler will come up short on things to do.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
From the layer-cake buttes of Badlands National Park to the winding canyons of the Black Hills, this part of South Dakota is legendary.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Definition of canyons

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The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
The face of the moon never looks the same from one night to the next, as the shifting angle between the moon and sun causes sunlight to sweep across its surface, altering the shadows cast by craters, mountain ranges and ravines.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 May 2026

Definition of ravines

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Yes, a large portion of the state is made up of prairies and farmland, but the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota are home to a handful of relatively affordable mountain towns.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Despite the first season ending with the Ingalls leaving their Kansas home, the cast won’t be leaving the Canadian prairies quite yet.

— Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

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