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Noun
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But although the edifice built at great expense—by Fannie Lou Hamer, by John Lewis, by the bloodied limbs of Mississippi sharecroppers and Alabama marchers—has not been entirely bulldozed, only the facade remains.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026 -
Start by removing any dead or declining trunks or limbs.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Most are going to regrow short shoots along their trunks with normal growth at the tops.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Grass seed takes about 14 days to germinate, and during that period, the seeds are sitting on the surface of the soil waiting to put out shoots.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is something magical about the trees—tourists travel miles to stand under their twisted boughs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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The day was otherwise cheerful; sunshine dappled through evergreen boughs.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Columbine is an early-season bloomer with nectar-rich spurs, giving your garden a head start in spring.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pairing it with columbine, an early-season bloomer with nectar-rich spurs, ensures your garden has food available from the start.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That said, take a broad look at your savings account options now and don't dismiss the benefits banks with local branches can still offer, as not all institutions will interpret today's interest rate climate in the same way.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The snow is likely to be heavy and wet, NWS said, so watch out below for overburdened tree branches and sagging power lines.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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His ethos is guided by the idea that physical appearance trumps all else, though its offshoots venture into sexist, misogynistic and racist philosophies.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mulch too close to the trunk can also confuse the tree or shrub into growing new roots or offshoots.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Branchlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlets. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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