Geological Survey
Americannoun
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U.S. Government. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1879, that studies the nation's water and mineral resources, makes topographic surveys, and classifies and leases public lands.
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(lowercase) a systematic investigation of the geology of an area.
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The other industry rep is a Ph.D. and former director of the United States Geological Survey.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland in 2022 estimated the area contained 2.3 billion barrels of undiscovered oil, adding that any estimate is uncertain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
People reported feeling shaking as far away as Santa Clarita, according to the United States Geological Survey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The US Geological Survey said the disaster on Wednesday near the high-altitude China-Nepal border was caused by a glacial collapse that sent a torrent of debris downstream.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Newcomb worked alongside Director of the Geological Survey, John Wesley Powell, who had engineering training, to find a solution that improved on Jennings’s basic design.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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