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lumber

verb as in walk heavily, clumsily

verb as in burden

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“We need lumber from Canada; appliances from Mexico; aluminum, steel, copper and furniture from China. All of those commodities and more were hit with the highest tax we’ve ever seen in yesterday’s announcement,” he said.

Cars, lumber used to build houses, beer, whisky and tequila, and avocados are among the goods that could become more expensive.

From BBC

In consequence, our civic machinery was, and still can be, lumberingly ineffective.

He said on Monday he still planned to impose tariffs on specific products, including cars, lumber and computer chips, claiming the possibility of such measures were already helping to spur investment in the US.

From BBC

Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet pitched his party as a voice for industries in Trump's sights - from aluminium to dairy and lumber - that are all significant in the province.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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