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[wood] / wʊd /


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But reducing combustible materials close to buildings - like wood in the form of sheds, decking, even unused timber - could remove some of the fuel a fire needed to spread, Fogarty said.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

That you can, at the end of the day, you look back at this piece of wood you’d be working on and go, “There we are, I did that.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Oxford Economics anticipates that manufacturers who stand to be most impacted include those in the cement, paper, printing, wood, clothing and electronics equipment sectors.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Where Sal, the restaurant, is colorful and eclectic, JNcQUOI Beach Club is outfitted in a sleek palette of navy, natural wood and cream.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

There I propped my backpack on the tabletop like a protective barrier and rested my cheek against the cool wood while I waited for my heart to stop racing.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

“That does not mean that we are out of the woods yet with respect to home-related spending, particularly as rates continue to move back up,” he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Oliver wrote powerful poems about human frailty but spent her days in the woods writing about nature, which she loved as much as she did language.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

They log GPS coordinates, measure the distance to the road, and use a complicated equation to estimate the density of the animals in these woods and, from that, broader population health.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Bernard Roche, a 75-year-old former lifeguard, evacuated his cabin in the woods on Wednesday.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

As we’ve established, absolutely no wandering souls would visit Clare’s woods for the next three days.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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