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forest

[fawr-ist, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /


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A key finding was that the environment the birds evolved in - from tropical forest to temperate landscape - shaped how they "composed" their songs.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Le Porge's mayor Martial Zaninetti said the fire could have been started by a machine used to clear forest track but this is yet to be officially confirmed.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

But it also reminds me of why Ashitaka’s central question remains as moving as the film’s visual feasts: Why can’t humans and the forest live together in harmony?

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Climate warming and forest loss opened the landscape to ferns.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Some of the other refugees back down on the main road were shouting out after us, telling us we would get lost in the forest.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

When it made its stateside debut in 1999, I was still intoxicated by the city’s proximity to mountains, old growth forests and water – so much of it, fresh or salty.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

As the planet heated, forests dominated by trees collapsed.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

For decades, so much water has been taken that the river seldom meets the sea in Mexico, and its delta, once filled with lush wetlands and forests, has shriveled to stretches of dry riverbed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Boreal forests are also supposed to burn on an infrequent basis, in order to open up certain pine cones and spread their seeds, or to clear out lower tree branches.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Here and there houses were clustered near one another against small forests and wild, disorganized fields, but they were green—nothing was destroyed!

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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