marbled
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The site was home to scarce plants including pyramidal and bee orchids, and a rare colony of marbled white butterflies that had relied on common knapweed and red fescue.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"When a dam blocks stream passage, threatened and endangered salmon suffer; when forests with nesting trees for marbled murrelets are logged, threatened murrelets slide closer to extinction," the complaint said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
A travel set of marbled beard and mustache combs that’s as handsome as dad himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
His marbled niche looks onto a koi pond, a patch of wisteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
He sat staring at the marbled cover of the book, trying without success to shut the voice out of his consciousness.
From "1984" by George Orwell
