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One of his favorite specimens to send fellow arborists out to is the towering silk floss in back of Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery in Sawtelle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024
“We are putting all of this time into understanding them,” Graham says, “but always in back of our minds, it was like, ‘We know what the gestures mean.’”
From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2023
As they left Düsseldorf by train, Ruth began a diary: “Germany lies in back of us,” she wrote.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2023
“Anytime there’s uncertainty, there’s always something in back of your head,” Bailey said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2022
“I see,” Dede had said, but really what she saw was Minerva in back of it all.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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