leaf
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In a post on his social network X, Musk described the ruling as a terrible precedent and accused the judge of using the jury as a fig leaf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Its figures for 2020 show Zimbabwe was Africa's top tobacco leaf grower, making up a third of the continent's production.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Back to the garden center we went, bringing a leaf as a specimen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Warmer conditions linked to climate change encourage earlier leaf growth, while pressure from insects pushes trees to delay it.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
I turn on the leaf blower so Lou Ann won’t hear, and blow all the puddled water out.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing leaf
Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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Life Science: Plants
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Photosynthesis - Middle School
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