lumber
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Jack, who is further along in the program and seems to bring Cody out of his shell, also helps him land a job at a lumber mill where he works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Between 60% and 70% of the company’s revenue comes from lumber and lumber-sheet goods, Robotti said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Steep duties on Canadian lumber, wildfires and sawmill closures have cut supply and pushed up prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The scrap lumber he sent me to look at behind his shop proved to be a stack of beautiful tongue-and-groove pine boards.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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