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a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Recent Examples of bogs
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Blazes can simmer in peat bogs and other areas of organic matter several feet below ground, just waiting to ignite again.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes.
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Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region’s pristine forests, lakes and bogs.
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Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razor-straight water channels.
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ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
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Will Glovinsky,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
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Mark Johanson,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
By late afternoon we were mixed up in a chain of lakes and ponds connected by channels winding through bogs.
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Elwyn "bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
Dense forests, bogs, and marshes create a rich habitat for wildlife—from trumpeter swans and bald eagles to deer and bears.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Blazes can simmer in peat bogs and other areas of organic matter several feet below ground, just waiting to ignite again.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes.
—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region’s pristine forests, lakes and bogs.
—
Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razor-straight water channels.
—
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
—
Will Glovinsky,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
By late afternoon we were mixed up in a chain of lakes and ponds connected by channels winding through bogs.
—
Elwyn "bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogs
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Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
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Hike, walk, run or bike the flat trails at Cochran Shoals, with beautiful views of the Chattahoochee River, plenty of woods and marshes to explore, and a few 5K training loops.
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The home includes four bedrooms and five bathrooms, and was built in 2009.
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Set on nearly three acres, the approximately 6,100-square-foot residence featured six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, along with a semicircular living room, marble floors, and lush grounds anchored by a pool and loggia.
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Blackwoods Campground, located on Mount Desert Island, gives campers access to mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and beaches.
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In late May, a video spread across Albanian social media of private security guards dragging a protester across the beach at the wetlands.
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At least 15 states now restrict transgender individuals from using public restrooms, including in government buildings and universities.
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These undeveloped sites typically lack amenities such as water, trash, or restrooms, though some have fire rings and picnic tables.
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Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
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In addition to ordering portable toilets outside gas stations, the city of Irkutsk raised public transport fares as of Wednesday, citing rising fuel costs.
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