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[tim-ber] / ˈtɪm bər /


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As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

This, he said, was due centuries of human activity such as farming and timber use.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The decline in the timber and paper industries, once significant employers in the region, also dented the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The California Forestry Assn., a timber industry trade group, says the idea is a nonstarter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

When a piece of timber was intended for the larboard side, it would be marked thus—“L.”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass




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