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Recent Examples of ridgepoleErect a ridgepole between trees and tilt branches against one side to make a lean-to framework.—Keith McCafferty/field & Stream, Popular Science, 26 Jan. 2021
Packed in between curved wooden beams, translucent honeyed yellow square panels filter the weak sunlight into a more inviting summer afternoon hue.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Let There Be Light – Students explored the properties of light: how a light bulb contains a rainbow of colors, what happens when a beam of laser light is trapped in water, and more.
Erector spinae: The erector spinae are a group of muscles that support your spine.
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Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
This can prepare your body to safely move things without straining your spine, whether that be a bag of yard clippings, a squirming child, or a box of books.
Like the vehicle’s scoops and spoilers, the dihedral doors don’t simply look dramatic but are purposeful in design, in this case aiding access by incorporating sections of the roof and sill.
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Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
Inside, the High Top Honcho sports tan-and-black leather seats, a bright pedal kit, and door sill guards.
Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers Are Not Out Of The Woods
While the announcement may be welcome news for the nearly half a million federal student loan borrowers who receive Social Security benefits, borrowers are not out of the woods.
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Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Officials later reopened the highway after the zebra disappeared into the woods.
After undergoing season-ending surgery April 18 to repair his flexor tendon and ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) with an internal brace procedure, this second recovery period has been much smoother for Steele.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Elster wants viewers to get into her head, literally, with a presentation of enlarged photographs of her mouth and models of her teeth after deciding recently to have braces, which is typical for children between the ages of 9 and 14.
As all this unfolds and the U.S. legal system lumbers toward a final verdict, one thing is clear: the White House needs to get a real trade strategy, and fast.
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Ryan Hass,
Time,
30 May 2025
About 6% of the lumber produced at his facility comes from trees that fell during natural disasters.
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