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Here’s a look back at some of America’s most popular dolls:
TROLLS (1956): Troll dolls were first created by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam and became one of the biggest U.S. toy fads in the early 1960s.—Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 6 July 2025 Like the woodcutter who takes time to sharpen their saw, leaders who carve out time to rest and recharge show up more focused, are more productive and are less likely to make errors.—Ujjwal Ramtekkar, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Federov is a woodcutter with a blunt axe, unable to keep up with his competitors who use saws.—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2024 Any leftovers, one imagines, were carried by a woodcutter’s daughter to her grandmother in the forest.—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for woodcutter
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