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Surrounded by floodwaters, their hamlet of thatch and mud homes had been battling a massive outbreak of cholera, a deadly disease spread by poor sanitation.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

The frequent cutting also reduces thatch buildup and creates healthier, thicker grass, while minimizing the use of pesticides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Possible ground settling and shifting, tree roots and thatch buildup can affect in-ground irrigation systems.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

A second pass occurs in the later, dry season to remove what’s known as thatch from the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

There they found an inn at the edge of town, its thatch pulled down over its eyes of windows wherein could be seen a smoky light from the fire.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

Thurman is a natural at intoning amid the wispy thatches of underscoring, and she sometimes tries to inject some attitude into the dry libretto.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022

Bryson DeChambeau fought the wind blowing in from the English Channel and the thick thatches of rough at Royal St. George’s.

From Fox News ● Jul. 15, 2021

Bryson DeChambeau’s new muscles were no match for the wind blowing in from the English Channel and the thick thatches of rough at Royal St. George’s.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021

Six women raise their hands, flashing thick thatches of unshorn underarm hair.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2021

The poor birds flew straight to their nests under the thatches, set them in a blaze, and while the people were busy putting out the fires Gormund got into the town.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Joel Cook

What sparked the early-morning blaze is not yet known, but an initial investigation found the flames spread quickly due to wind conditions and the flammable nature of the thatched roofs on some buildings.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

A group of young people sheltered under a thatched hut by the side of the road, absorbed in a game of poker.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

It evokes a thatched hut, a giant upturned basket and, especially, a vacant, human-size cage—a trap in want of prey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

The homes are filled with quirky leaded glass windows, uneven angles and heaps of wood shingles, resembling a thatched straw roof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

The kitchen was made of earthen bricks as the house was, great squares of earth dug from their own fields, and thatched with straw from their own wheat.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

"People were still thatching roofs and replanting," she said, warning that "for those communities, it will be even harder to reset".

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

And crafts can be up for consideration, such as basket-weaving, thatching and the art of creating tartan and tweed.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023

The effect of the thatching — a discrete work in itself, called “Facade” — is startling and has drawn enormous online attention.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022

He ran a business selling bamboo and roof thatching, but someone wrongly accused him of supporting the paramilitary Arsa.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2019

Nhamo made her way to a stand of thatching grass to fetch more bedding.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer