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trunks



NOUN
Bermuda shorts
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"My legs, they just feel like trunks, tree trunks," he told the BBC.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Behind stand the columns, echoed in vertical majesty by the thick tree trunks rising behind them on the other side of the park wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Scenic designer Alex Mollo has worked out an efficient way of shifting between these realms by employing the same set of wooden trunks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

We passed mountains of trunks and branches, piled high.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Zayd is in his swimming trunks behind Baba, dragging his wet towel on the ground.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan




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