undergrowth
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During the wet spring, she said, undergrowth flourished, leaving an enormous layer of tinder once heat waves took hold in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Canada has all but abandoned prescribed burning—deliberate, controlled fires that clear out the deadwood and undergrowth that turn ordinary fires into monsters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Besides controlled burning of bushland, that work can also involve clearing undergrowth with machines or even by hand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The car crashed deep in undergrowth near a roundabout, and they were not found for 46 hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
She, however, wanted to hide away from the lion in the thick undergrowth at the bottom of the gorge.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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