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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

Criw Compostio picks up waste, as well as wood shavings from a carpentry business and used rabbit and guinea pig bedding from pet owners, twice a week.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

A dank, earthy odor hung in the air, as if mounds of fresh pencil shavings had been scattered over a newly excavated farm plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025

And just as he’d, practiced, the fire was only a momentary flare as the handful of wood shavings in the bowl flashed up.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker


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