the wild
noun
: a wild, free, or natural place, state, or existence
The plants were collected from the wild.
They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.
I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.
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Local fire officials, while agreeing that the wild winds contributed to the fires being so hard to control, also maintain that the budget cuts Bass proposed hindered their ability to respond.
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
The number of wolves in the wild could balloon up to 29 by the end of winter with the addition of the wolves from Canada, along with the agency’s plan to release the five wolves held in captivity.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Though the wild days of dark web sites like Silk Road are long gone, there remain many profitable illicit stores across the internet.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Of the first 10 wolves brought in from Oregon, dubbed the Copper Creek pack, just six remain in the wild, with one having been recaptured and three killed, Coloradoan.com reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
The number of wolves in the wild could balloon up to 29 by the end of winter with the addition of the wolves from Canada, along with the agency’s plan to release the five wolves held in captivity.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Though the wild days of dark web sites like Silk Road are long gone, there remain many profitable illicit stores across the internet.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Of the first 10 wolves brought in from Oregon, dubbed the Copper Creek pack, just six remain in the wild, with one having been recaptured and three killed, Coloradoan.com reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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“The wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wild. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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