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karoo

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variants or karroo

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as in puna

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This high puna ecosystem, characterized by its harsh climate and sparse vegetation, is the natural territory of Peru’s national animal, the vicuña—a shy, elusive camelid renowned for having the world’s most luxurious wool.

— David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making.

— Deepa Bharath, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024

Definition of puna

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In the highlands, people traditionally cooked with lard, Buettner said, while Bolotana residents use olive oil from ancient trees.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Even if tourism areas are operating as usual, communities near the fires in the mountain highlands are directly affected.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

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The county maintains the underwater land that would house the marina piers is part of the same piece of real estate as the upland Seaquarium property.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Shorebirds feed at the lochs’ edges, and upland raptors soar over the moors.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of upland

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As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
This arrangement could provide a larger antenna aperture without requiring a prominent external radar dome, the South China Morning Post reported.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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