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wadis

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plural of wadi

as in arroyos

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The Johri at Lal Haveli A 155-year-old heritage haveli (mansion) that was transformed into a boutique hotel in 2020, The Johri sits deep within the cacophonous gullies (narrow lanes) of Jaipur’s jewelry market.

— Shalbha Sarda, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
What appears from a distance to be a featureless meadow is cut with gullies and fissures deep enough to funnel a deer out of danger.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2026

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This 150-acre Clayton County preserve sits near shopping centers and busy roads, but its trails wind through woodlands, ravines and ponds that feel worlds away from metro Atlanta.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

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Its sparsely populated landscape of desert, mountains and river canyons has historically recorded fewer migrant apprehensions than other parts of the southern border.

— Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026
The visitor favorite, the Canyon Loop Trail, is an accessible, easy-to-moderate, two-and-a-half-mile walk that loops around its nine canyons.

— Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of canyons

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In August 2025, utility workers digging trenches for a natural gas project in Lima, Peru, uncovered two 1,000-year-old tombs in a single day.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Long Waterloo Heritage Trench Coat Taking its cue from the original Burberry trenches, the Waterloo coat is cut to a more generous, classic fit with soft, rounded shoulders.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of trenches

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Despite his injury, the adult male managed to navigate rugged mountain terrain and deep gorges before a trail camera captured evidence of his arrival in Georgia.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
For years, a leopard roamed the high mountain ridges and deep gorges in the sparsely populated region of southern Armenia.

— Eric Niiler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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The government also estimates nearly 200,000 deaths could result from a megaquake from two troughs off Japan’s northern coasts.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
And there are six possible ways for two crests and two troughs to meet, causing the waves to completely cancel out and produce a flat surface (destructive interference).

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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