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a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
By late afternoon we were mixed up in a chain of lakes and ponds connected by channels winding through bogs.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Turtlehead is the perfect choice for bog or rain gardens or alongside koi ponds and waterfalls.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
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Because the Everglades’ natural flow has been altered, the cyclical wet seasons and dry seasons can swing to extremes — too much water that can kill tree islands, not enough and bog fires can spark and destroy habitat.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
By late afternoon we were mixed up in a chain of lakes and ponds connected by channels winding through bogs.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Turtlehead is the perfect choice for bog or rain gardens or alongside koi ponds and waterfalls.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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