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timber

[tim-ber] / ˈtɪm bər /


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“The water will be flowing to our farmers, the oil will be flowing to our refineries, the forests will be managed, the timber will be harvested” and used to build new single-family homes, Hilton said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

This, he said, was due centuries of human activity such as farming and timber use.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The decline in the timber and paper industries, once significant employers in the region, also dented the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He wished he could have been living in the heroic time, but he knew he was not of heroic timber.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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