tangled
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However, with his nuanced unraveling of sometimes dauntingly tangled ideas and his always crisp prose he avoids the pitfalls of oversimplification and excessive detail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Not only do they store up to five times more carbon dioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from storm surges and tsunamis.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Sharda Devi, 55, a settler's daughter, recalls the first arrivals "toiling in some of the harshest conditions" to carve plantations out of the tangled forests.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Because of this tangled ownership history, many Bede scholars had considered the manuscript lost since 1975.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
She gazed at Deadwood with dreamlike curiosity, unlike most people, who peered at Clare’s tangled woods with dread, or disgust, or, worst of all, as if it were something they could own.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing tangled
"American Names"
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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