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topographies

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plural of topography

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the physical features of a region as a whole a map of the topography of the coastline shows a significant loss of wetlands

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Recent Examples of topographies With no shortage of topographies and landmarks to explore, the Peach State won’t leave any visitor wondering about its natural appeal. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 The series of fires, which forced tens of thousands of people to flee from their homes in the midst of hot and dry weather, took place in a variety of Southern California topographies. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 May 2026 There are marine and estuary topographies, cypresses, and mangroves. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026 Similarly, the 54 African countries share a land mass, but their cultures, religions, topographies, and cuisines are diverse. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2024

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Why Systems Do Not Fail First Operational systems are designed to create consistency across teams, geographies and levels of experience.

— Adam Povlitz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
But Schleien considers official pietism—the theocratic strictures, the holy geographies, and Iron Age notions of vengeance—a threat in its own right, and one that exacerbates various security crises.

— Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

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The restaurant is named for American artist John Singer Sargent, a painter who specialized in portraits and landscapes during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The book features portraits of puesteros between shots of domestic settings and local landscapes—the little that belongs to them and the vastness that does not.

— Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

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