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trunks



NOUN
Bermuda shorts
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They also used instruments that measured CO2 levels in tree canopies every hour and sensors attached to tree trunks that tracked tiny changes in trunk size throughout the day.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

He's also described a naval cadet's arm "like steel" and called Jaxson Dart, quarterback for the New York Giants football team, a "beautiful guy" with "legs like tree trunks."

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Others took inventory of the hastily packed belongings in their trunks or snoozed as comfortably as they could in plastic chairs at the evacuation site.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

"My legs, they just feel like trunks, tree trunks," he told the BBC.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Soon, they were climbing over entire fallen trunks, heading away from the volcano and toward the river and water and safety.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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