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The yurts had been left behind by nomads who’d taken their sheep, goats or cattle somewhere else this time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

She paid special attention to their hats, digging through historical archives—“there are over 200 types of hats that are worn by Mongolians,” she said—before using the culture of ancient nomads as her creative inspiration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Critics have blamed rising rents and the displacement of longtime residents and businesses on a wave of digital nomads and other expatriates from the United States, Canada, Europe and elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

In Central Darfur, a recent truce between leaders from the Fur ethnic group - dominant here - and Arab nomads has allowed limited trade in some areas.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Soon, the famous whistling arrows of the Mongol nomads would shriek through the perforated rock and find their targets.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri