stump
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Then-Enfield Council leader Ergin Erbil called it an "outrage", and upset residents gathered in protest at the tree's stump.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
As I recall the story, Homer grilled Leibowitz, trying to stump him with math questions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
A staple of his stump speech is an impersonation of the president.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
“I believe wholeheartedly that you can’t force revival,” Lucas Miles declares in his stump speech for the Make Heaven Crowded tour.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
He swung its metal head into the stump in front of him.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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