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
The Torrey pine is among the rarest species of pine trees in the world, according to the National Park Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The little liar was scaling her pine tree like a ladder.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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As a young man, Francisco traversed it on horseback, eking out a living by draining resin from the towering pines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Maurin didn’t have insurance for his pines, having tried to hedge his risk over the years by purchasing plots in different parts of the forest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
There, on the banks of the Almone, he finds the Bosco Sacro, a “sacred grove” composed of “several ancient holm pines arranged in a perfect circle” around what must once have been a pagan altar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He fixed his eyes on the cottony bits of cloud stuck in the gaps between the pines above him.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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But there’s one confection I’ve pined for, one tied to the memory of my mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Executives want to appeal to customers who have long pined for a way to sign up for only the channels they actually watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
Yet, there is one thing that Manilow has always pined for and now inspires some irrational fears: a Broadway show.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Several residents still pined for a separate state, leading India’s Parliament to establish Sikh- and Hindu-dominated states in the north, respectively recognized as Punjab and Haryana, by 1966.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
The most visionary of the brain busters pined for the day when a pilot could take one of their creations for a hypersonic joy ride: Mach 5 or faster.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Before many learned Walter might be interested in selling the team quickly, Kushner and Iger, already pining for an NBA franchise, jumped at the opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
Speaking to the BBC from New York, Baranski said she had been pining to return to her theatre roots for some time.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
As long as the wretched Goodacre was well out of our lives, some degree of pining and sighing might be indulged in strictly as a romantic exercise.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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