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sylvan

[sil-vuhn] / ˈsɪl vən /
ADJECTIVE
woodsy
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The team, whose five British riders include four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome, is Israeli registered and owned by Israeli-Canadian property billionaire Sylvan Adams.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

“Intersex people in the U.S. are extremely worried” that they will become bigger targets, said Sylvan Fraser Anthony, legal and policy director at the intersex advocacy group InterACT.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

Officers responded to the 8700 block of Sylvan Drive after receiving reports that Bradley Minder had not been seen or heard from for several days, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

The 12-track set from the 80-year-old is called by his team the “continuation of a long career’s work with wonder” and includes help from Laurel Halo, Sylvan Esso, Weyes Blood, Dev Hynes and Animal Collective.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

I used to go regularly into the Sylvan Mercantile and smell every perfume bottle they had, trying to identify it.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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