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Recent Examples of undergrowthHistorically, lightning- and human-ignited fires kept forests less dense and reduced forest litter and undergrowth that can easily burn.—Tony Cheng, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025 The road narrowed, and dry grass and thorny scrub leaned over the dusty track, as two rhinos stepped quietly out of the undergrowth.—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 After about an hour of following bushwhacking guides and slipping over an elephant trail twisting through the undergrowth, trumpets and guttural grunts pierced through the silence.—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025 In addition, the lack of fire allowed fuel in the form of dense undergrowth to build up.—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undergrowth
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