the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down
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Sliced from a tree felled by loggers in 1891, the cross-section was annotated with historical events that marked its 13 centuries of life, from the beginning of Chinese book printing to the Crusades to the invention of the telescope.—Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026 Katie Waldron Cascadia – In the world of sparring environmentalists and loggers in Coastal Oregon, a wildlife biologist, a timber worker, and a pyromaniac punk come together to form an environmental activist group and navigate a blossoming love triangle.—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026 Star Joel Edgerton, who plays Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker in the rapidly changing America during the early 20th century, was also Golden Globes-nominated for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama).—Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026 The story was distinctly American, about Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker living and working in Washington at the turn of the century.—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for logger