trunk
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It also had a segmented trunk and six walking legs, the basic body organization associated with insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
On long red ribbons fastened to a metal structure around a tree trunk, people wrote wishes for success at work or school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
She is frequently by Trump’s side, often smiling and staring fixedly at him, and once reportedly rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him to a court date because there wasn’t a seat for her.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
I keep mine in the trunk, under the floor where the spare tire would go.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
My trunk wouldn’t be delivered to the hotel for another few days so I’d planned to wear this uniform again today.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
So they lifted her onto a makeshift raft made of banana trunks, and carried her through the rushing water towards safety.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Turns out, wind is necessary for the development of “reaction wood,” critical for strong, adult trunks after their juvenile years of environmental stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
These rings are somewhat similar to the annual rings found in tree trunks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
The trees have slight bends in their trunks, careful angles of their palm leaves.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
Vocabulary lists containing trunk
Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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