spruce
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They are from 7 to 8 feet long, made from carefully selected 50-to-60-year-old pine and spruce trees felled in early summer; tests of replica spears have suggested a range of about 38 yards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
This chemical modification unexpectedly helps the fungus infect beetles, especially those that previously fed on spruce tissue rich in phenolic compounds.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
Yet for investors considering any last-minute “window dressing” to spruce up their portfolios before liquidity tends to dry up during the year-end holiday period, Sutherland of Schroders said that’s not a good idea.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 14, 2025
If you’d like to spruce up your mashed sweet potatoes, try stirring in sour cream, butter and olive oil to make them extra creamy.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
At four the next morning I camped off the trail in a small meadow protected by a ring of spruce trees.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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