timber
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In the mid-1980s, the Victorian government launched a major restructure of the timber industry, and invested today’s equivalent of A$26 million to explore alternatives to clearfelling.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
China's import list includes more than 1,600 categories of American goods, including meats -- beef, pork, poultry and seafood -- grains, dairy, whiskey, coal and timber.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
It is a mosaic of subcultures: fishermen in coastal towns, hipsters in Portland, hippies in Eugene, hikers in Bend, farmers in the Willamette Valley, loggers in timber towns and cowboys in Eastern Oregon’s high desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The island's uplands were largely stripped of trees by the 17th century, and with little timber left to burn, islanders turned to the hills for fuel instead.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Down a hollow, round the bend, I came across a thatched cottage made of sooty bricks and crooked timber.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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