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woody

[wood-ee] / ˈwʊd i /


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The Stockholm facility, operated by energy provider Stockholm Exergi, will take carbon-laden agricultural and woody residues and produce energy for heating and electricity, in a process known as BECCS—bio energy with carbon capture and storage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

During this time, peat soils reached extreme dryness and woody shrubs became more widespread.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

In woody surroundings south of the French capital, Paris-Saclay University's campus provides a fertile training ground for future artificial intelligence experts, whose skills are coveted at home and abroad.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Waterparks frontman Awsten Knight recently released the woody, citrusy sweet “Orange Frost” fragrance as part of his Hii-Def clothing line.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

Fifteen years after the eruption, the ravaged slopes were dotted with trees and woody shrubs: red alder, lodgepole pine, willow bush.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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