as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer
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as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us
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Recent Examples of brake
Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Indeed, blending brakes and steering input to bend the Vanquish into the twisting curves of the Sardinian mountains reveals the Vanquish to be a comfortable and quick partner.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
And integrated lighting includes a braking tail-light with turn signaling.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
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Look for rust on the gas or brake pedals, check under the dash for brittle wires, and look for mud or silt in unusual places.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Indeed, blending brakes and steering input to bend the Vanquish into the twisting curves of the Sardinian mountains reveals the Vanquish to be a comfortable and quick partner.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Tesla has been doing it for years, but most automakers use domain architectures, with dozens of electronic control units that control everything from power windows and airbags to braking.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
And integrated lighting includes a braking tail-light with turn signaling.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
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Meaning: From the alder grove Alternative Spellings & Variations: Delany Faun A faun is a kind of mythical creature found in Pan’s Labyrinth.Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Beach Terrace above is conceived as a lush oasis with a lagoon, a sandy beachfront and palm groves.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
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There are, however, concerns that the president-elect's economic policies could stoke inflation, and slow the pace of interest rate cuts next year.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Professional journaling compels us to slow down and reflect, leading to actionable insights.David Nour, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
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Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
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Here's what to know A dry fall fuels wildfires from East Coast to west and puts Arizona forests on watch Navajo families don't trust their tap water, study says, and overpay for outside supplies What is a La Niña winter like?Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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But the program alone is not enough to restore the forest, said Brian Reatini, a geneticist with the U.S. Forest Service.Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Here's what to do if that happens, or in any scary wildlife encounter Black bears are the only species of bear found in Arizona, and they can be found in forests, chaparral and desert riparian areas.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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West Coast/California California’s coastal sage scrub and mixed chaparral were a huge source of inspiration for us and can be found in different combinations from southern to northern California.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Eisenberg is a warm, compassionate guide through a thicket of violence, abrupt endings, and youthful longings, and her book is an intelligent corrective to common true-crime tropes.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hedden and a colleague approached the Marshes’ property through the woods and discovered a human skull in a thicket.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Photo: Houlihan Lawrence Inc. The floor-to-ceiling windows in this listing photo of the living room open up into the woods.Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2024
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The neighbor also later heard yelling coming from nearby woods.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
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Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.Azera Parveen Rahman, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
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“Brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brake. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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