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an area of lowland between hills or mountains
the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises
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Advertisement Temperatures on Christmas Day will be in the mid-60s, possibly reaching low 70s in some of the valleys.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
According to the San Diego Law Library, California was drawing more than its share from the Colorado River to the Imperial and Coachella valleys, Los Angeles, and San Diego by the early 1950s.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
This path from purchase to success is rarely smooth; it's marked by highs and lows, where customers oscillate between peaks of excitement and valleys of doubt.
—Paul Holder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The sprinter found support, during her trek across her dark valleys, through a consistent commitment to therapy.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Winds of 35 to 45 mph in the valleys and gusts of 50 to 65 mph in the mountains will help fan any fires that do develop quickly and may reduce visibility with blowing smoke and dust adding to travel concerns in the region.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Wind gusts of 50 mph to 80 mph and humidities between 5% and 15% are expected across the coasts, valleys and mountains of the Santa Ana wind-prone corridor.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
At 1,000 feet elevation, the top of the waterfall provides a spectacular vantage point from which to take in the stunning landscape of the neighboring valleys and mountains.
—Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
With a population of approximately 800,000 people and only one main highway snaking through its mountains and valleys — the capital city, Thimphu, is the only one in the world without a traffic light — Bhutan remains relatively unexplored.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
According to the San Diego Law Library, California was drawing more than its share from the Colorado River to the Imperial and Coachella valleys, Los Angeles, and San Diego by the early 1950s.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
This path from purchase to success is rarely smooth; it's marked by highs and lows, where customers oscillate between peaks of excitement and valleys of doubt.
—Paul Holder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The sprinter found support, during her trek across her dark valleys, through a consistent commitment to therapy.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Winds of 35 to 45 mph in the valleys and gusts of 50 to 65 mph in the mountains will help fan any fires that do develop quickly and may reduce visibility with blowing smoke and dust adding to travel concerns in the region.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Wind gusts of 50 mph to 80 mph and humidities between 5% and 15% are expected across the coasts, valleys and mountains of the Santa Ana wind-prone corridor.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
At 1,000 feet elevation, the top of the waterfall provides a spectacular vantage point from which to take in the stunning landscape of the neighboring valleys and mountains.
—Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
With a population of approximately 800,000 people and only one main highway snaking through its mountains and valleys — the capital city, Thimphu, is the only one in the world without a traffic light — Bhutan remains relatively unexplored.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Valleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valleys. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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