lumber

Example Sentences

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“The idea of utilizing the urban forest for lumber started as a business idea in relation to the Urban Ecology Project, a business dedicated to utilizing urban resources.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

At first, he was happy to keep the fallen trees from being cut into stumps, turned into mulch or sent to landfills, even if that meant just selling the wood as lumber.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It also faces steeper tariffs on steel, aluminium and softwood lumber.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

For example, he used a different law to impose import taxes on steel, aluminum, lumber and other sectors, and those sector-based tariffs are not getting addressed in this case.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

McNeish pried nails from Endurance’s distorted decking and made a stockpile of scrap lumber, including the lumber that had been meant for the expedition's winter hut.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong