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The residents soon suspected the funnels contained some kind of herbicide that was slowly killing the tree - a suspicion also shared by arborists who came to examine it.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

He then secured a position at Canterbury, where he honed his skills at cutting stone and came to appreciate the grand tradition of which he was now a part.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

When it came to the kids in Doug’s class, Bonilla wanted to reflect the multicultural mosaic that is the Los Angeles Unified School District.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Short came to embody the inverse of that picture, the shaded gloom lurking in places that escape sunshiny illumination.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

As I was thinking this and watching the last of the bus kids get into their seats, my eyes finally came to the last seat of the last row.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott



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