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woodlot

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Definition of woodlot

as in grove

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Recent Examples of woodlot More information on northwestern Minnesota woodlots especially crucial, state Forestry Association says. — Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025 That success has come despite fears among some in the settlement that the authorities, wanting to protect mature woodlots, one day might force the refugees to go back home. — Rodney Muhumuza, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024 Though smaller than most at 30 acres, Frost’s farm was typical of New England at the time, having a clapboard house, shed, barn and garden near the road, and fields, pastures, an orchard and a woodlot, all graced by low stone walls. — Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023 For that matter, Walden is organized by thematic chapters, because there’s not much plot to Thoreau spending some time in a shack on Emerson’s woodlot. — Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for woodlot

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After winding through an aspen grove, the trail gains close to 3,000 feet of elevation to reach the springs.

— The Aspen Times, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
And that took place on another tier of their garden, in an amphitheater amid an olive grove.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

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Multiple sources said the group has courted Ken Griffin, the billionaire hedge-fund mogul who lives in Miami and this week announced a $3 billion donation to bring a Carnegie Mellon college campus to the city’s Wynwood neighborhood.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Inside the property, police found three bullet holes in a wooden fence obscured by tall hedges.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.

— Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.

— Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020

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Wartime tunnels and bunkers Before 1965, Vịnh Mốc was a tranquil fishing village in central Vietnam, with a lush landscape of rice paddies, bamboo thickets and golden beaches.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
These sucker shoots can quickly form a thicket of stems that are unsightly, inherently weak, and prone to storm damage if allowed to mature.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

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The 2027 event will feature more than five stages, as well local art installations, fashion stands, interactive areas and a food hall.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
The award covers its participation in the Start-Up Valley at ITMA 2027 in Hanover, Germany, including an exhibition stand and supporting services.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

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