as in canyon
an area of lowland between hills or mountains
the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises
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And another outcrop in the valley below, Craig Rhos-y-felin, supplied most of the rhyolite.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
Residents of Los Angeles County’s inland and valley areas are advised to use caution and stay out of the sun.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
The great-flood faction contended that the erosive effects of so much draining water could help explain how coasts and mountains and river valleys formed.
—Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
In fact, the conservation work has been so successful that thousands of guanacos have returned to the valley and with the guanacos come the pumas, the region’s apex predator.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
Residents of Los Angeles County’s inland and valley areas are advised to use caution and stay out of the sun.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
The great-flood faction contended that the erosive effects of so much draining water could help explain how coasts and mountains and river valleys formed.
—Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
In fact, the conservation work has been so successful that thousands of guanacos have returned to the valley and with the guanacos come the pumas, the region’s apex predator.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Valley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valley. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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