fir
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They also dropped by Pyongyang's top cadre school, where they planted a fir tree symbolising their evergreen friendship, Xinhua reported.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
A canopy of Jeffrey pine, red fir and incense cedar shaded the trail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
A $5 permit, a hike through the snow, and a glorious Douglas fir we covered in lights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Ford’s fir and birch-burners are radiant examples of human-made art triumphing over digital manufacture.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
The crevice burst open into a forest of scrub pine and fir.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Roughly 30 giant Taiwania firs were growing together in a dense and ancient 'pure forest'.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Would retaining a subset of old firs help new ones to thrive?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
“We’ve made a lot of progress as a community working with Republicans, working with Democrats,” he said, as the sun made a brief appearance, illuminating the Douglas firs outside his door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Across the river on a span built by Romans and following the path through firs and beech, we soon reach a bend where the Irati turns back south.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
“Tall firs lurched, bushes swayed, rocks tumbled to the snow. Waves rolled down the road like swells on a sea. We wobbled north-south, north-south for five seconds,” Waitt remembered.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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