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For me, hiking Sahara Convertible Pants primarily function to protect my legs, whether from an overgrown trail, poison oak, ticks or coarse boulders I may have to climb over. – Cris Hazzard	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If destiny will decide to topple my overgrown mesquite tree into the neighbor's yard, who knows. When the gods act up, we don't ask why. We keep quiet. We wait. – Lisa Zaran	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
We described that area as a day-use area. Much of that is regularly mowed and maintained, this is an area away from that area that was not mowed so it was pretty overgrown. – Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Many of the dogs were coated in feces, had extremely overgrown nails and damaged teeth. They have never known a quiet life of love outside of a cramped cage. – The Humane Society of Valdosta	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The removal of overgrown areas also reduces the habitat of wildlife such as birds that can be hazardous to flight activity at and around O'Hare. – Karen Pride	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The mutant dogs look much stronger than the others. They are overgrown in the thighs, we have not observed any negative side effects. The dogs are not in pain. – Professor Gao	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Today, the ancient tombs of the royal burial complexes are one of the few parts of the ancient Leluh site that remain intact, much of the historical site is overgrown by the tropical forest and has succumbed to hundreds of years of tropical weather and tidal inundation, and some parts of the site have been dismantled and reused in modern construction. – Zoe Richards	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
There is a tension field between the geology created by the ice age, with clay and calcium-rich soil, and then the elevated seabed which came later, we have all types of nature. You have sand dunes, which have been overgrown with juniper berries and thyme, and you can walk through lush forests full of ramsons (wild garlic). – Jorgen Stoltz	Found on CNN 9 years ago
A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child. – H.L. Mencken	added by anonymous 14 years ago

For me, hiking Sahara Convertible Pants primarily function to protect my legs, whether from an overgrown trail, poison oak, ticks or coarse boulders I may have to climb over.

– Cris Hazzard

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If destiny will decide to topple my overgrown mesquite tree into the neighbor's yard, who knows. When the gods act up, we don't ask why. We keep quiet. We wait.

– Lisa Zaran

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

We described that area as a day-use area. Much of that is regularly mowed and maintained, this is an area away from that area that was not mowed so it was pretty overgrown.

– Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Many of the dogs were coated in feces, had extremely overgrown nails and damaged teeth. They have never known a quiet life of love outside of a cramped cage.

– The Humane Society of Valdosta

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The removal of overgrown areas also reduces the habitat of wildlife such as birds that can be hazardous to flight activity at and around O'Hare.

– Karen Pride

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The mutant dogs look much stronger than the others. They are overgrown in the thighs, we have not observed any negative side effects. The dogs are not in pain.

– Professor Gao

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Today, the ancient tombs of the royal burial complexes are one of the few parts of the ancient Leluh site that remain intact, much of the historical site is overgrown by the tropical forest and has succumbed to hundreds of years of tropical weather and tidal inundation, and some parts of the site have been dismantled and reused in modern construction.

– Zoe Richards

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

There is a tension field between the geology created by the ice age, with clay and calcium-rich soil, and then the elevated seabed which came later, we have all types of nature. You have sand dunes, which have been overgrown with juniper berries and thyme, and you can walk through lush forests full of ramsons (wild garlic).

– Jorgen Stoltz

Found on CNN
9 years ago

A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child.

– H.L. Mencken

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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