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driftwood

[drift-wood] / ˈdrɪftˌwʊd /


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Nature shows up everywhere in her studio: rocks in glass jars, pieces of driftwood and tiny “forests” she’s made from glass, brass and walnut.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

“The Housemaid” stumbles, and it doesn’t help that Sweeney spends much of the film meandering throughout its narrative like a piece of driftwood that keeps washing back onto the shore.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

Soldiers and police had helped clear the debris and driftwood.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

"Coming into a world where you are not as accepted, you are a bit like driftwood," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

Slowly they made their way to the driftwood log.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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