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Recent Examples of terra firma
While the rockets all soar more the 50 miles above Earth’s surface, the balloons reach what’s often referred to as the edge of space, somewhere around 20 miles above terra firma.
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
Whether on terra firma, navigating the waterways, atop lofty peaks, or traversing the gentle prairie lands amid rural tranquility or the vibrant cityscape, there’s an adventure awaiting in every season.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Having already witnessed the birth of the Antichrist and the first rampage of the Strangers, audiences will get a close gander at the moment when the extraterrestrial good listeners of A Quiet Place started tearing across our terra firma.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Turtles also spent time both in the lake and on terra firma.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
Whether on terra firma, navigating the waterways, atop lofty peaks, or traversing the gentle prairie lands amid rural tranquility or the vibrant cityscape, there’s an adventure awaiting in every season.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Having already witnessed the birth of the Antichrist and the first rampage of the Strangers, audiences will get a close gander at the moment when the extraterrestrial good listeners of A Quiet Place started tearing across our terra firma.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Turtles also spent time both in the lake and on terra firma.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terra firma
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What Is a Moon Rock? Between 1969 and 1972, NASA's Apollo missions brought 842 pounds of lunar material to Earth, comprising rocks, pebbles and soil.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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In between these two monstrous strikes, a gifted Monaco side featuring Thierry Henry, Basile Boli and Lilian Thuram had also been put to the sword on home soil via a Yeboah hat-trick in the UEFA Cup.The Athletic UK Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Several other non-Christmas cuts from the current Grammy nominee also land on the Billboard Global 200, as the world never stops listening to Grande.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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This nation of nearly 1.5 billion was shedding its old secular creed and, despite the fact that 200 million of its citizens are Muslim, being reborn as a land of Hindu-nationalist ideals.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Israel’s air and ground attacks have killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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It'll be held on the Lakeshore State Park Inlet, adjacent to the Henry Maier Festival Park grounds.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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No matter the politics of the day, Jefferson tethered his gaze to earth, soil and sky.Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Mark Witton View 9 Images A quarry in South East England has yielded a fascinating paleontological discovery: long tracks with a total of 200 footprints left by enormous dinosaurs that roamed the earth during the Middle Jurassic Period, some 166 million years ago.New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Terra firma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terra%20firma. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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