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softwood

[sawft-wood, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌwʊd, ˈsɒft- /


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Greer told the New York Times on Saturday that the Trump administration offered to eliminate a 10-percent tariff on softwood lumber, and reduce the 25-percent autos tariff.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Canadian softwood imports were down 15% through May, compared with a year earlier, according to Foreign Agricultural Service data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

It also faces steeper tariffs on steel, aluminium and softwood lumber.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

In addition, softwood lumber, which is key for home construction, could score relief, they said.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025

The handles, however, are usually of softwood, unpolished, and had better be replaced at the turner's.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Montagu Browne


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