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woodlots

noun

plural of woodlot

as in groves

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Then, just nine months later, came the collision Wednesday morning that turned a sleepy stretch of rail lined by olive groves near the village of Urda into a scene of carnage.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The collision Wednesday morning that turned a sleepy stretch of rail lined by olive groves into a scene of carnage came just four weeks before the country votes in a national election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of groves

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The airline was kept in the black by a healthy cargo business and fuel hedges.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Formal hedges require frequent pruning, about every six weeks, to keep their distinct shapes intact using electric hedge trimmers to shear the surface.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hedges

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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.

— Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of copses

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Slightly west, Sultan-Epe lies beside a deep canyon, where a stream threads through thickets of mulberry, buckthorn, blackberry, and wild herbs—another improbable pocket of green in one of Kazakhstan’s driest regions.

— Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
The original computers were essentially thickets of light bulbs.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of thickets

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To make up for the lack of stands, the tweeters have dimpled waveguides that attempt to more evenly disperse the sound.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Key Takeaways Lower-body exercises like sit-to-stands, heel raises, hip abductions, and bridges can strengthen the leg muscles needed to maintain strength and function in older age.

— Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2026

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