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Recent Examples of firewoodSophie Neiman With the village empty, Congolese soldiers dismantled its homes piece by piece for firewood, residents say.—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025 Schools and residential buildings have also gone cold — with residents told to dress warmly or gather firewood from nearby forests.—Charles Maynes, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025 Additionally, in the game, the steakhouse fire begins when a lantern falls over, whereas in the show, Ellie hurls a piece of firewood at David, which then ignites the building's curtains.—Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Remove Hiding or Nesting Spots Stacks of firewood, piles of stones, and deep layers of mulch make wonderful burrows for snakes, especially in shady, damp spots.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for firewood
The eye-catching chair comes in six stunning shades, including sage and cornflower blue, and is constructed with soft boucle fabric, a solid wood base, and a 360-degree swivel base to easily spin around and pivot from person to person when guests are over.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
Officials later reopened the highway after the zebra disappeared into the woods.
For example, Canadian lumber could see a 250% import tariff, products from the EU may be taxed an additional 20 to 50% on their journey across the pond, goods from Vietnam could see a 46% tariff, Bangladesh 37%, South Africa 31%, India 27%, and Japan 24%.
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Danine Alati,
Architectural Digest,
4 June 2025
The Trump administration has also signaled an intent to put duties on additional products like pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, copper and lumber.
Packed in between curved wooden beams, translucent honeyed yellow square panels filter the weak sunlight into a more inviting summer afternoon hue.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Let There Be Light – Students explored the properties of light: how a light bulb contains a rainbow of colors, what happens when a beam of laser light is trapped in water, and more.
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