the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down
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The film — which hails from director Clint Bentley, who also adapted it with Greg Kwedar from Denis Johnson's 2011 novella of the same name — follows the life of a logger named Robert Grainier (Edgerton), who works to install railroads across the continental United States in the early to mid-1900s.—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025 During the 1970s, rural villagers in India, particularly women, responded to the invasion of loggers by embracing trees under threat, in what became known as the Chipko movement.—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 Advertisement Joel Edgerton plays a logger in this thoughtful, philosophical drama based on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson.—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025 Both men were amazed to hear of Blair’s troubles - and persistence - in trying to secure a logger over the past year and a half, by phone, email and video conferences from his home in Phoenix.—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for logger
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