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Recent Examples of tuftsFrom its opening moments, the game’s world is vibrant, with tufts of grass flowing in the foreground while fires rage far into the distance.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 Whitefish salad prickling with chile and festooned with great tufts of cilantro.—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Unlike most cirrus clouds, however, fibratus clouds do not have tufts or hooks at the end, and the strands are clearly separate from one another.—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.
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Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
It is written and directed by Evans, also deaf, and features an all-deaf cast, set atop the rolling hills of the English countryside in a quaint stately home.
In July 2024, Kinley Ragan braved summer temperatures as she and a volunteer hiked through mountains in southern Arizona, checking on field cameras installed earlier in the year.
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John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Idaho is known for its mountains, rivers and outdoor adventures, but reliable and affordable internet is also widely available across the state.
Summer's berry bounties and mounds of melons are fleeting.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
With mounds just 46 feet away from the plate, that speed would be the equivalent of 107 mph in the major leagues, according to ESPN, where pitchers throw from more than 60 feet away.
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Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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