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lumber

[luhm-ber] / ˈlʌm bər /




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Movement of lumber and other wood products helps transport termites, while their concealed lifestyle inside wood makes them difficult to manage.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Sector tariffs are already in place under Section 232, targeting aluminum, steel, lumber and copper, and trade lawyers caution that those could be ratcheted higher.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Weyerhaeuser is pursuing autonomous logging equipment and hopes to double its profits by 2030 independent of any increase in lumber prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The Seattle company outlined plans to boost annual profits by $1 billion—roughly double 2025’s—by the end of the decade, independent of any increase in lumber prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In the middle of the ranch was a large storehouse where Mr. Bonetti kept lumber, boxes of nails, and other building supplies that he planned to use someday.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez




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