as in mountains
a small hill
a grassy knoll
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In July 2024, Kinley Ragan braved summer temperatures as she and a volunteer hiked through mountains in southern Arizona, checking on field cameras installed earlier in the year.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Idaho is known for its mountains, rivers and outdoor adventures, but reliable and affordable internet is also widely available across the state.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wood Keep baking soda away from any wood surface, including wood floors, wooden coffee or dining tables, and cutting boards.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The main building is an open concept dining pavilion with tables available indoors and outdoors.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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It's located in northern Arizona, encompassing about 278 miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The film is manually wound through the camera via hand knobs at either side, with a frame counter keeping track of how many exposures have been taken.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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This allows more interceptors per battery and enhances its ability to conduct both traditional air defense and limited ballistic missile defense at low altitudes.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Volcanic soils are a given, but less discussed here is the influence of altitudes and proximity to the sea.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Summer's berry bounties and mounds of melons are fleeting.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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With mounds just 46 feet away from the plate, that speed would be the equivalent of 107 mph in the major leagues, according to ESPN, where pitchers throw from more than 60 feet away.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Set in the rural highlands, the film follows two estranged brothers who reunite in the land of their birth.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Artemis cargo landers will deliver equipment to sites along the moon’s polar highlands, while crew members will complete daily sample retrieval runs.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dadu mountain lizards live in a mountainous river valley between elevations of 7,100 to 7,600 feet, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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This Week Heat, drought and wildfire smoke are expected to limit vibrancy across much of the interior West, and stressed trees in lower elevations could drop leaves a week or two earlier than average, according to Pastelok.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Knolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knolls. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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