trunks
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Water difficulties are forcing many Cubans to haul the precious resource for long distances, transporting it via wheelbarrows, bicycles, car trunks and even horse-drawn carts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
In Long Beach, cars lined up Saturday at a Peninsula parking lot as fire department workers loaded sandbags into trunks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Positioned inside the moving vehicle and zooming in, Ray’s camera captures what becomes a blur of foliage, trunks and limbs before the opening credits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Detailed observations and measurements showed that the monkeys can nevertheless bend parts of their feet enough to climb narrow vertical tree trunks while seeking food, hiding or finding places to sleep.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Not the trunks, Dad. The leaves and branches all the way at the top. The Morris Fire is so bad it killed the giant sequoias.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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