pine
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There was the chirping of cicadas and the crunch of desiccated pine needles underfoot, but the most remarkable thing about the place was the quiet.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
"So yeah, I do definitely pine for those non-digital, in-person experiences, and I envy my parents for having them."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Some people pine for the past, when Russian crude flowed freely, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Instead of raising prices, the company is rolling out promotions and lowering prices on items such as pine shavings and premium pet-food, said Chief Financial Officer Kurt Barton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Booth and Herold must not leave the pine thicket, make any noise, or do anything that might let anyone know they were there.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
The coastline is lined with maritime pines, originally planted under Napoleon III to shield local villages from advancing dunes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The pines would also enrich landowners and the Bordeaux bourgeoisie: The hardscrabble culture of sheep grazing gave way to a booming industry of wood, paper and resin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Then in 1857, the regime of Emperor Napoleon III ordered the planting of maritime pines to drain the bogs of southwestern France.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
He also recently planted pines that will reach maturity alongside his 4-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A small group came into view from the denser pines by the rock.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
He pined for more: “I’d be micro-editing PowerPoint presentations and thinking, ‘What am I doing with my life?’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
And you can expect more such details to surface as we finally get the Succession epilogue its fans have pined for, with a Tom Wambsgans type in charge.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
"Please tell me she's real," pined one on Threads.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
That’s something Latino residents have long pined for, to join the seats held by Imelda Padilla and Monica Rodriguez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024
I pined in my heart to be in a dark theater with popcorn and larger-than-life actors on the screen in the latest hit movie.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
“I wanted her to let Marty have his thing. Deborah wasn’t pining for Marty. She wasn’t hoping it was her at the altar. She was there to support her friend and his choice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Noah quit the Washington Post to start a politics web site, while still pining for Chaya, who worked in the Obama administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The lack of a son’s POV makes Boy Mom pining both performative and disturbingly real.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
By all accounts, investors are pining for shares.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
They are hap- pining so slow you cant tell.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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