trunk
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Alvarez was arrested near MacArthur Park by Los Angeles police officers in May who found two plates of military-grade body armor plates in the trunk of his car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
One fearful migrant worker in the film chose to hide in the trunk of his car in order to get to work, driven by his son through the city's ICE-filled streets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Chimpanzees are highly capable tree trunk climbers, aided by ankles that can flex much farther than human ankles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 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
He wrapped his arms around the trunk of a firmly rooted tree, the wind rushing so fiercely it threatened to pull the whiskers from his face.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
He added that removing or dealing with tree trunks or roots in water is not the responsibility of the state government which he works for but Niwa which handles inland waterways.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
Then the men were there for the trunks.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing trunk
Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"The Giving Tree"
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