cane
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Another grower near Mid-Illovo, a region of rolling hills south of Durban, said most cane cutters in his area came from Lesotho, the tiny kingdom encircled by South Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Rob Moulds, 57, from Birmingham, is visually impaired and uses a cane when walking.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
I’ll start here: I’m not sure what’s up with the red-striped home shirts—I know it’s supposed to resemble a waving U.S. flag, but all I see is a Christmas candy cane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
And they kept trying to take away my cane.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Catching hold of a tall cane growing on the bank, I bent it down and used it like a rope to let myself down to the bottom.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Elderly and propping himself up with canes, he said this conflict was of a different magnitude.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Some guests will be elderly with walkers and canes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
Those costs will rise as France ages into dentures and canes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Mr. Stieglitz was a tall man, with a penchant for corduroy suits and ornate silver-tipped canes.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Italy was caned by New Zealand 96-17 last week in Lyon but the Azzurri are usually thrashed by the All Blacks.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Before drafting his design, Mr. Jouin visited the Richelieu and saw a mix of seating in various rooms, including rows of high-backed caned chairs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
I ended up selling our beloved caned bentwood chairs because they just weren't comfortable to sit in for a long time.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2022
Another rebel told me if they get "caned" in both contests, it will spark another round of concern in the parliamentary party.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2022
Later in the century, a variety of chairs found their way to Virginia, caned chairs, leather chairs and Turkey-work chairs.
From Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Annie Lash Jester
To him, the caning was in principle no different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
In Singapore, someone convicted of voyeurism can face up to two years in jail, fines, caning, or a combination of these penalties.
From BBC ● May 2, 2023
“Miracle on 34th Street” probably was the first movie to give the commercialism of the holidays a stiff caning as we watch mega-department stores Gimbel’s and Macy’s try to outdo each other in Christmas sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
If Sietsema gave a brutal caning to a new spot you’d probably look askance if you found out that he owned a place across the street.
From Fox News ● Dec. 31, 2018
The next one had on it: Why has south eastern Alaska so many caning factories?
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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