timber
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The island's uplands were largely stripped of trees by the 17th century, and with little timber left to burn, islanders turned to the hills for fuel instead.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Prisoners in HMP La Moye, in St Brelade, have given Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group 20 feeding and nesting boxes which they have made out of reclaimed pallet timber.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Political leaders are torn by competing pressures from the timber industry, firefighter unions, businesses and a public stunned by the scale of the threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Blackshear, Ga., logging firm buys standing timber from landowners, deploys logging crews and hauls the wood to mills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In the morning the remains of a small settlement emerged around a hill, an arrangement of scorched timber and black stonework.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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