tumbleweeds

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  • Automated tumbleweeds, was Ravagin's immediate impression of the things. —  Triplet
  • Eyes on the tumbleweeds, he made a quick calculation of the distance, adjusted his horse's stride for the jump. —  Triplet
  • The end vanished into the center of one of the tumbleweeds, and abruptly the slack in the whip disappeared as something in the tumbleweed's center began reeling it in. —  Triplet
  • The tumbleweeds were blowing down Second Street near Harrison Street in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon as I rode my bike down a desolate street of pavement, not a soul in sight near the building housing the Citizen Space. —  Petrelis Files
  • Whether you have problems with cat-hair tumbleweeds or sawdust, iRobot has a new Roomba to help. —  Digital Trends
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