The sequoia saplings destined for Detroit are clones of two giants known as Stagg — the world’s fifth-largest tree — and Waterfall, of the Alder Creek grove, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles.
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Corey Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Twisty olive trees from past groves grew along with towering sycamores, eucalypti, and deodar cedars.
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Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Apr. 2025
The eyes in the sky gazed down on a copse of spindly trees in western Russia, hooking onto where North Korean forces were coalescing, a Ukrainian special operations forces commander, who is being identified only by his call sign, Green, told Newsweek.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
Below us were hayfields and stone barns, copses and creeks.
The grizzly boiled out of the thicket and came plowing uphill at a dead run, ready to tackle all nine of us.
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Howard Copenhaver,
Outdoor Life,
23 Apr. 2025
MoffettNathanson noted the thicket of issues that Apple has to navigate regarding tariffs — and that the company is caught in the middle because of China’s importance in the global electronics supply chain.
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