nothing but
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Nothing but dirt and dry, brown chaparral rolled beneath skis and snowboards dangling from a chairlift at Big Bear Mountain Resort on Friday, as forlorn adventure seekers joked they should rename the place “Big Bare.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Nothing but two wives who absolutely do not want to be here!
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
Dermot O'Leary added: "Nothing but love and respect for you and yours."
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
Nothing but rubble and a washed out road were left on Thursday at the site of the dam that had once protected the city.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023
Nothing but walk and say a few words in Chinese.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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