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How to Identify a Carpenter Ant Various species of wood-excavating carpenter ants exist, but the most common home invader is the black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus).—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026 -
University of Central Florida students and faculty are currently excavating the DeSoto site at Cape Canaveral, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Hart recovered a loose ball and started driving to the goal before shoveling a pass to Anunoby, who had gathered himself.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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In the medieval town of Belvì, men roast chestnuts—marroni—over an open fire in a frying pan the size of a swimming pool and then serve them to the crowd by shoveling them into troughs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Hollowing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowing%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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