The two beetles face off in battle, until the first manages to get enough leverage to toss his romantic rival off the stump in a deft display of insect jujitsu.
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Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
Tree stumps and branches, trash and household appliances waste away on roadsides and in rivers.
The municipal landfill closed forty years ago, leaving refuse—mostly metal, wood, and other scraps—beneath the earth.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
2 Dec. 2024
In 2018, Rwanda raised tariffs on such imports in defiance of U.S. pressure, citing concerns the West’s refuse undermined efforts to strengthen the domestic textile industry.
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Francis Kokutse,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Nov. 2024
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