timber
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"There's so many people, from the timber company, to the tyre company, to a friend who makes our banners, to everyone else who has chipped in, lending us instruments, donating costumes," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
After 1937, Weimar’s businessmen supplied Buchenwald with electricity, water, meat and timber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Mud and sand inundated the Long Beach Peninsula as waves breached the boardwalk’s protective timber bulkhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Hinoki is an important timber tree in Japan, but its roots are often left behind and unused after logging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The eeriest phase of the investigation began when the police, holding their flickering lanterns high, entered the hotel basement, a cavern of brick and timber measuring 50 by 165 feet.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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