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  • present participle of log.
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logging

[law-ging, log-ing] / ˈlɔ gɪŋ, ˈlɒg ɪŋ /
NOUN
deforestation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
denuding


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But a new study published in Science suggests that preventing disturbances within existing forests, including selective logging and wildfires, can sometimes deliver the greatest benefits for the money spent.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Experts say the crisis is rooted in decades of land-use change, dating back to the Suharto era, when vast areas of rainforest and peatland in Kalimantan were opened for logging, plantations and large-scale development projects.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Tribes whose historic homelands fall within the forest became leading voices in the effort to halt logging, with the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ Priscilla Hunter emerging as a major force.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The Blackshear, Ga., logging firm buys standing timber from landowners, deploys logging crews and hauls the wood to mills.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Its sides were mangy with the scars of logging, and the lower slopes were pitted with slate and marble quarries.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

There were "harvest homes" and "quilting bees" and "loggings" and "barn raisings."

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut




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