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forest

[fawr-ist, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /


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The explanation appears to involve the other animals that share the forest with mice.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 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

Native to temperate forest habitats in East Asia, the lumbering black-and-white mammals do not typically travel long distances in the wild.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

“The stuff we can do with rigs and green screens is amazing, but when you’re in a forest surrounded by orcs it feels like, ‘Oh my God, how did I get this golden ticket?’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The last of the bear’s roars were echoing through the forest.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

They also raise important questions about modern reforestation programs, which often prioritize planting dense forests to combat climate change and protect biodiversity.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 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

“They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing,” Edward Markey, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, wrote on X on Tuesday about potential hearings for technology executives.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Descendants of the Siberians settled the thick forests of the eastern United States, the swamps of the Mississippi Delta, the deserts of Mexico and steaming jungles of Central America.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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