tall
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Where tall canopy trees were retained or the cleared patches were small, common understory species such as acacia dominated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
But it’s a tall task after years of topsy-turvy returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It had grown too tall for the glass house and had to be cut down and couldn't be stored.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But once again USC’s defense stood tall in the red zone, holding Oregon to a field goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
We know she was less than five feet tall and fewer than one hundred pounds, yet tough enough to cross battlefields as bullets rained around her.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Her son Oscar loves playing rugby and is becoming more aware that "some friends are taller", she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The inhabitants of Zvernec have a message for Rama,” she added, standing up a little taller.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
I sat a bit taller in the saddle after that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
This season he’ll get a chance to show what he can do against taller players as a cornerback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The taller agent has a booming voice and seems kinder than his partner.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Could downtown L.A. claim not just the tallest building west of the Mississippi River but also in the entire country?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He’ll presumably be the tallest person in California carrying water bottles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Wipeout was launched as a park ride in 2007 and was then described as "the tallest, fastest and most extreme ride in East Anglia".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Instead, the anniversary merely signaled an important milestone: the completion, in February, of the central Tower of Jesus Christ, which made the Sagrada Família the world’s tallest church.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He always seems like the tallest person in the room.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
