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forest

[fawr-ist, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /


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The forest has been found to be home to hundreds of species including glow worms, slime moulds and rare lichens.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Jill describes Salah Fayed's house as smaller than Mohamed Al Fayed's, overlooking the valley with the forest behind and isolated.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

These unusually productive years provide an abundance of food for forest rodents, allowing mouse populations to expand during the following year.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The relationship reveals a remarkable sequence of events in which the reproductive cycle of forest trees helps determine future tick abundance.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Gingersnipes squinted at the faintly glowing forest, confused.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

But some analysts suggest the figure could be much higher, given difficulties counting people scattered throughout the nation's dense forests and rugged hills.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Far from being the continent's original natural condition, the dense, dark forests common in many parts of Europe today appear to be a relatively recent development in its ecological history.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Size of Wales, external works with Indigenous and local people worldwide to grow trees and protect at least two million hectares of tropical forests - an area the size of Wales.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

O’Brien again portrayed Rinderknecht as angry and unusually interested in fire, citing images of burning forests he generated before the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Thomas Jones was a Confederate Secret Service veteran who had spent his entire life trailblazing through the fields, thickets, and forests of rural Maryland and navigating its streams, marshes, and rivers.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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