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The land is high and dry, the ground rocky and inhospitable — not like the rainy coastal Northwest, where trees grow thick and fast.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2024

In neighborhoods where weeds grow thick among the potholes of long-neglected streets, it seems a distant prospect.

From Washington Post Jul. 30, 2021

Their small, soft needles grow thick and lush, creating a sort of waterfall of green.

From National Geographic Jan. 30, 2018

Fire officials say that record rain and snow this winter have cause grasses to grow thick, providing extra fuel for wildfires throughout the state.

From Washington Times Jul. 18, 2017

But the sky began to whiten, the air to grow thick; shadows faded, blue drained out of the sky and snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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