bark
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It is usually the dogs who notice the sound first and begin to bark furiously.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
I wove the basket from my neighbor’s tree bark.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
These are the days that smell faintly of iron and wet bark.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
The team found eight references to this thorny species, known as Vachellia leucophloea, which has feathery leaves, pale yellow bark, and white flowers.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
In the morning, they passed meadows spotted with purple and red flowers; he saw a group of human-sized creatures, their skin mottled like bark, dancing to a song he could not hear.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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