But I alone love the lotus for rising unsullied from mud, bathed by clear waves without appearing seductive, its stem hollow yet straight, without creeping vines or branches, its fragrance growing purer from afar, standing tall and pristine, to be admired from a distance but not profaned by intimate handling.
Russia accounts for over 90% of the global king crab harvest, with Kamchatka's cold, pristine waters being the primary fishing ground.
"Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet earth, we find a massive coral made of nearly 1 billion little polyps, pulsing with life and color," said Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and founder of Pristine Seas, the expedition that made the serendipitous discovery.
Captain Jim had the gift of the born storyteller, whereby "unhappy, far-off things" can be brought vividly before the hearer in all their pristine poignancy.
A few weeks ago, scientists at Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctica awoke to find their usually pristine white surrounds drenched in a shocking blood-red.
Family treasures once kept pristine now had layers of dust like growth rings on a tree.
I would sleep with that silent potentiality, so I could wake up at 5:30 in the morning and have two pristine hours of writing before heading into my clinic.
pristine adj.
gets its open-pit gold mine outside Esquel could determine the fate of mining in Patagonia, a pristine region spanning southern Argentina and Chile.
It's also a useful skill if you buy or sell used laptops, since the previous owner doesn't always leave them in pristine condition.
Images on social media from Russia show mountainous landscapes tinged auburn, where usually they are pristine white.
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" A remote and largely pristine stretch of ocean off Antarctica, the Ross Sea is called the "Last Ocean".
It was bizarre to see that much garbage in what should be pristine ocean.
" Although Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas has not been afflicted with the same concerns over water quality as other parts of the Olympic set-up, the lagoon appeared less than pristine on Monday with bits of garbage - including a plastic bag - seen floating in the depths.
And I was intrigued by online raves about the Sari Organik Warung Bodag Maliah, depicted as an organic restaurant in a pristine location amid rice fields.
In their catalogues, advertisements and social media channels, they use stunning pictures of pristine landscapes and often include messages of conservation and calls for environmental action.
A customer ordering online usually expects to receive pristine merchandise that hasn't been handled.
This suggests, they write, that the Population III stars there are late bloomers of a sort, forming from leftover clouds of pristine material as the galaxy was sending out its light 12.
" Palau has long catered for a particular type of visitor, with up to 70 percent of tourists coming for world-famous diving in stunning blue waters with pristine corals.
