leaves
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Appeared in the April 28, 2026, print edition as 'Base Turmoil Leaves Exiled Islanders Helpless'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Leaves picked in spring also have higher levels compared to ones picked in autumn, indicating levels of oleuropein reduce as the leaves get older.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
Or if they don’t live locally, consider purchasing them Tea at Shiloh’s limited-edition herbal book, “Roots, Leaves, Flowers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Leaves with more complex networks fared better than those with simple branching; these leaves could survive even with holes disrupting up to 40% of the veins.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024
Leaves of dulse, a bit of meat shredded into soup on Christmas Day, the sticky red candy that Da had bought us after the harvest one year were nothing like this sweet milk.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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