willow
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She played a full summer for Hampshire, solely contributing with willow in hand.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
After accounting for these issues, the researchers conclude that the available evidence does not support claims that wolf recovery triggered a dramatic, park wide increase in willow growth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
More work will be carried out to prevent an invasion of willow plants which are threatening a wetland area, a council says.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
By late afternoon, the final miles carry me east toward the Colorado River, where it meanders past willow and cottonwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
He shoved past the willow branches and left, stomping in the field along the riverbank until he was out of sight.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Among them, the height to volume model was applied to heavily browsed willows with unusual growth forms, even though the model was not designed for such distorted shapes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The vast glass-domed exhibition space became a wonderland, with pink weeping willows and oversized toadstools adorning the runway.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The vast Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted and psychedelic forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
The water is low, but clear, lined with the shade of willows.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
My father answered: “In evening when the light is dying My feet at last are homeward turning The wind is through the willows sighing Please keep the hearthfire burning.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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