Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees.
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Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2026
These types of protrusions are fairly common, particularly in older men, and occur when a small amount of abdominal contents, such as fat or a bit of intestines, slips through a gap or weak point in the muscles and tissues of the abdominal wall.
As does the Buddha’s Hand, a pulp-less lemon with fragrant, yellowy finger-like protuberances best for zesting, candying, and making infusions for teas, simple syrups, marinades, and libations.
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Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Described as bright green with small protuberances on its back, the frog belongs to the Gastrotheca genus, a group of marsupial frogs found in Central and South America.
Before committing enormous public resources, Central Florida should demand facts, not just renderings, population statistics and optimistic projections.
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Rich Bradley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2026
At the same time, young Spaniards are leaving the country's more remote regions to pursue education and corporate jobs in major cities, leaving 42% of the country’s 8,000 villages at risk of total depopulation, according to governmental projections.
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Liz Provencher,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Aug. 2026
For some privacy only about an hour outside of the big city, the Cotswolds, with its rolling hills, charming villages, and celebrity pedigree would certainly fit the bill.
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Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Aug. 2026
Royal experts point to the Cotswolds, a scenic and quintessentially English area made up of rolling hills, castles and country houses as the top contender for the Sussexes location of choice.
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