spruce
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A simple row of spruce trees marked the finish line for Canadian army reservists and combat members after a marathon two months pushing through one of the harshest environments on Earth: Canada's vast Arctic.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Here are seven ways to spruce up your favorite chia seed recipes:
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Barr’s challenge is to improve CarMax’s online sales experience and lower the company’s costs to acquire and spruce up used cars for sale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The researchers found that beetles feeding on spruce trees absorb defensive compounds from the phloem, especially phenolic glycosides such as stilbenes and flavonoids.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
Both of them kept looking over their shoulders and scanning the horizon, but so far the only things Owen had seen were small clusters of gray rocks and bent dwarf spruce trees.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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