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Now, just one remains, lodged into a cwm west of Pico Humboldt.
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The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
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Of the three backcountry ponds, Upper Blue Lake is the most scenic, with a granite cirque forming the pool’s backdrop.Outside Online, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
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Big Sky is famous for its size, its extreme terrain, and its long, steep cirques high above the tree line.Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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This bacteria is commonly carried in the nostrils, between the legs, in the armpits, and in the cleft between the buttocks.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
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And a deep cleft, like something left by a hatchet, above the bridge of my nose.Forrest Gander, The New York Review of Books, 12 Sep. 2024
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The fissure over transgender issues stretches beyond the walls of the Capitol building.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Obviously its most defining feature is its facade, which looks almost like an earthquake has opened up a fissure in the building.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
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Unlike dogs, rats can wriggle through the cracks and crevasses of a container ship.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Never mind that no one had ever built a nuclear locomotive or run rails through tunnels crossing constantly shifting crevasses.Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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After the days of hiking through dense foliage to reach the 9,900-foot Waddington-Combatant col, the climb to the summit felt straightforward by comparison.Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
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Both of these scenic valleys are cradled by cols that border France and Switzerland and have scenic trails leading to viewpoints of the Mont Blanc massif.Outside Online, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
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Book From $171 per night Crash Beside the Tennessee River in This Cozy Chattanooga Cabin with a Watchtower Soak up the Tennessee River Gorge’s grandeur from a pet-friendly waterfront cabin in the heart of this dramatic river canyon.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Still, an audience of about 30 gathered to sit and look out over the canyon.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Clear the inside of drawers in the blink of an eye with a crevice tool that will reach all four corners.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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The areas of skin most often affected are the warm crevices of your body—your underarms, groin, buttocks, under-boob area, or inner thighs.Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
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The season ended, the credits rolled, and I was tossed into the abyss of inessential programming.Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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The training slowly pulled him out of his psychological abyss.John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Cwm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cwm. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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