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greenwoods

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plural of greenwood

as in wildwoods

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Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
But that yield is reliant on farmers being able to access and harvest their groves.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of groves

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This Billingsgate community has access to public transportation, golf, equestrian centers, local farm stands, hiking trails, the Farmington River, public library, and an unlimited range of eclectic dining, coffee shops and retail establishments.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Last year, union members helped push for an ordinance in Long Beach that requires grocery chains to increase the number of employees relative to self-checkout stands.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands

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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.

— Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of copses

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New rules for e-bikes could be coming to Fort Lauderdale, but at least one commissioner wants to pump the brakes on the plan — and so far, she’s outnumbered.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Estrogen puts the brakes on the demo crew by capping how much gets torn down and keeps the building crew ramped up to finish the rebuild.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2026

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