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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the potential for catastrophic wildfires is very high because of so much dead wood on the forest floor.
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Check for dead wood by scratching the bark with your fingernail.
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Cut out the dead wood so that the young new wood can grow and develop.
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He was working in a thicket of briar, elder and dead wood from a fallen tree.
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In his frustration, Doug picked up a piece of dead wood and flung it as far as he could.
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There's definitely a case for decriminalising the removal of dead wood .
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These would originally have been topped with a fence of dead wood or a live hedge to keep the animals out.