bales
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"Over the last four weeks, I have transported 1,000 small straw bales from the fields and scattered it around".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Before the war, we were the ones calling factories, trying to sell our material," Romany told AFP, standing beside towering bales of compressed plastic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Some climbed on the surrounding hay bales for a better pose, asking others in line to snap their photo in front of the cowboy hat emblazoned with the words “Arby’s roast beef sandwich is delicious.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Richard Hodgson, who farms at Howick in Northumberland, says soil from the mole hills can also get picked up and incorporated into the bales of hay or silage, which "ruins the quality".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Shortly afterward, they rolled back in, leaving bales of hay strewn across the stubbly fields.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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