charcoal
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To better understand past fire activity, researchers examined charcoal preserved in peat deposits from Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Before the fighting, forests supplied roughly 70 percent of Sudan's energy consumption, primarily through charcoal and firewood, according to data from the African Forest Forum.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Instead, they’re bringing in extra money with the charcoal bedtime lattes they’re ordering from room service and the upgrades for AI-powered beds that analyze sleep quality and hotel-offered sleep doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Usually I sketch in one of my Moleskine sketchbooks using either my Staedtler Mars pencils or charcoal, but for this one, I bought an 11 .
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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