bales
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"Before the war, we were the ones calling factories, trying to sell our material," Romany told AFP, standing beside towering bales of compressed plastic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
A tractor and hay bales served as a backdrop.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
They’ve also been placing thousands of bales of straw on the exposed lakebed to block windblown dust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Richard Hodgson, who farms at Howick in Northumberland, says soil from the mole hills can also get picked up and incorporated into the bales of hay or silage, which "ruins the quality".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
There are bales of hay lining the entire surface of the trailer, stacked up higher along the back, and red bandanas knotted together like streamers all around the border of the frame.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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