yard
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In the spring, the yard was full of colorful wildflowers, but for the rest of the year, it stayed dormant.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
When she and her gardener sheet-mulched the front yard with cardboard Amazon boxes she had collected from her neighbors in October, one neighbor joked that it looked ready for Halloween.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But if “you see men in sweatpants smoking cigarettes, hanging with their boys, lifting weights in the yard, riding children’s bicycles as their actual transportation, then you are in danger.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A sizable firepit in the yard itself looks tailor-made for family game nights or s’mores sessions, and is surrounded by a lush green lawn and elegant landscaping.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Dad turned Stentor away from the worrisome scene in the railroad yard.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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