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Recent Examples of underbrushTax burdens should be lowered and regulatory underbrush cleared to benefit all—not some, and certainly not one.—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Hearing me calling Nini, Lali came to investigate and went out ahead of me, maneuvering through the underbrush, meowing.—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Three days later, a teenager picking up garbage alongside the highway spotted Tooter’s car in the underbrush.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025 However, those four agencies all play critical parts in California’s wildfire prevention and response efforts, from forecasting and forest management (yes, raking and cutting underbrush is included here) to post-fire disaster relief.—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underbrush
These toxic elements sat in the channel’s then-stagnant water, which led to a die-off of all vegetation and the emission of foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.
With its prime Hudson River setting, the restaurant shines in every season – from fireside dining in winter to a vibrant garden and greenhouse in spring and summer, capped off by fall’s spectacular foliage.
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USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
The plant goes dormant and foliage disappears by late spring to summer.