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Recent Examples of rattanWoven elements are synthetic rattan that won’t crack and fade like natural fibers, and the chair can hold up to 330 pounds safely.—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025 The set is crafted from sturdy solid eucalyptus wood, and the chairs’ seats and backrests are secured with woven rattan.—Maggie Horton, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 The design of the Kasa Little Italy rooms is very minimalist, featuring a color palette of neutral tones and organic materials like wood and rattan.—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 Add a few high-quality furniture pieces with organic rounded shapes or crafted from solid wood in natural finishes accented with woven rattan.—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rattan
Ötzi the Iceman had amadou in his supplies (probably for fire-starting), along with birch polypore, which was likely used to fight intestinal parasites.
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Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
The Ukrainian helicopter, returning from a mission firing rockets at Russian troops, swooped in low over a forest of birch trees and touched down in a clearing in a cloud of dust.
The meat tastes of hickory and applewood, with notes of citrus and pine from the hinoki.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Puddles offer splash landing-pads to any child in flight;
display their dreams
through windows into the world above:
limbs and last leaves of sumac and hickory,
a passing black-capped chickadee,
and – down in the far blue –
a blouse of cloud.
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contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
Related Stories The high-gloss sandals echoed the sheen of her Western-style fringed jacket from Ferrari’s fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection, with the wraparound straps and fringe creating a cohesive sense of movement and texture.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
The straps are plush and easy to adjust, providing comfort during extended wear.
Inside, welcoming guest rooms come with a petite balcony or rustic cowhide rugs.
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Noelle Salmi,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2025
The lobby feels like a warm embrace—cowhide rugs, antique maps, glass decanters filled with unfamiliar tinctures, a vintage National Geographic from 1934 that rests beside sketches pinned to the wall.
The limited supply, despite sustained demand, is likely to trigger a ripple effect of shortages and disruptions, a phenomenon known in supply chain dynamics as the reverse bullwhip effect.
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Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Comments After making an award-winning career out of mostly dramatic roles, Viola Davis is ready to grab her metaphorical bullwhip and fedora and get her Indiana Jones on.
It was crafted with premium leather craftsmanship, rawhide laces, and stays true to its heritage with premium leather craftsmanship, rawhide laces, and Sperry’s signature Razor-Cut Wave-Siping™ outsole.
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Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
Memorable improvisations include an Apache deck from the 19th century, with sword, bell and button forms painted into rectangles of rawhide, and a deck of Paris metro tickets painted over by Alexis Poliakoff in the 1970s.
Their spot in the garden can then be planted to summer crops like okra, southern peas or sweet potatoes.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
Playable on any device and by almost anyone, Grow a Garden lets users plant seeds, grow crops and raise animals to ramp up the beauty of their virtual gardens.
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