debris
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Those green ecosystems are far different from California’s; our neighbor’s fires generally arise in massive boreal forests, which do not have debris or brush concerns because they’ve never been logged or otherwise interfered with.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
Instead, enormous quantities of fine debris blasted into the atmosphere may have played the dominant role.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
They include scientific instruments such as a robotic arm for removing space debris, an Earth observation camera and satellites, including one from a German company.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The lab report concluded that flying debris from the tail section mangled a great black-backed gull whose wing was found on a rooftop with other debris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Her hands were scratched from crawling over debris in the Hema.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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