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Limpopo, a mountainous province that’s divided from Zimbabwe and Botswana by the Limpopo River, is one of the more underserved parts of South Africa.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025 -
When Neo awakens, we are lost amid mountainous, industrial pods.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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To continue on this casita’s theme of relaxation, there’s also a huge outdoor tub where guests can enjoy a serene soak, watching the stars turn above the hilly landscape.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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Here, the mountains tower above picturesque villages, vineyards, and valleys; for some of the best views of the craggy summits, book a suite at Forestis—a spa resort tucked away in the mountains above the town of Brixen.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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Dodger Stadium is 63 years old, and the concrete above Aquino’s seat appeared craggy in some places.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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In contrast, late adopters face higher opportunity costs, slower innovation cycles, and steeper learning curves.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Eight years ago, Hurricane Harvey barreled in off the Gulf of Mexico and lingered, pouring four days of rain over the city of Houston. Unlike North Carolina's steep mountains, Houston is low, barely rising above sea level.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Trump also signed orders aimed at clearing the way for a new generation of supersonic jets in the United States, and to encourage the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft or eVTOLs, sometimes described as air taxis.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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The goal is to stay out of the NFC East's cellar, avoid catastrophe, and, hopefully, keep Russell Wilson and crew vertical.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The simulations revealed that the former increases the likelihood of a collision, but this is countered by the fact that the LMC's orbit runs perpendicular to the Milky Way/Andromeda orbit.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Each held a slender iron rod perpendicular to the wood.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Hillocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocky. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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