straggling
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Some straggling celebrations were expected to continue Sunday night but would not create the same amount of pollution they did on the Fourth, Ciliberti said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
But within the blanket of green are several brown patches — timber cuts — dotted with skinny, straggling trees.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
"It was really challenging straggling down the rock faces to get to this shoreline and count all the plastic that was there," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022
Amelia was straggling in with bleary eyes, asking what was going on and why we were all so awake.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
As they trudged deeper into the forest, the trees around them became bigger and closer together, tangled with vines and surrounded by straggling bushes.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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