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"ref": "1968, Paul C. Johnson, Los Angeles: Portrait of an Extraordinary City, page 240",
"text": "Precise groves set out on the hills west of Pomona (RIGHT) proved less vulnerable to frostburn than those on the flat, where the main protection was the towering eucalyptus windbreak and the sooty smudgepots.",
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"ref": "1986, Florida Agricultural Statistics: Vegetable summary, page 11",
"text": "Freezing temperatures the last week of January, throughout much of the southeastern and Dade County areas, resulted in considerable frostburn but only a minimal amount of lost acreage.",
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"ref": "1995, Kim E. Tripp, J. C. Raulston, The Year in Trees: Superb Woody Plants for Four-season Gardens",
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"ref": "1996, World Animal Review - Volumes 86-91, page 76",
"text": "Non-winter-dormant lucerne varieties, introduced by the project (Sundar is the main variety) , have been very successful. In some cases they may suffer some frostburn but they produce throughout the year and yield more than double the yield of the landrace in the lower areas (the lower lands are in the majority)",
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"ref": "1985, Ralph William King, Roland Hudson, Construction Hazard and Safety Handbook, page 387",
"text": "Yet another hazard of LPG, particularly of propane, is that of frostburn, should the liquid come into contact with the skin.",
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"ref": "2000, Annie Getchell, Dave Getchell, Jon Eaton, The Essential Outdoor Gear Manual, page 101",
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"ref": "2000, Tom Deitz, Springwar: A Tale of Eron, page 77",
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"ref": "2008, Paul Schullery, Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir, page 225",
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"ref": "2012, Clio Gray, The Roaring of the Labyrinth",
"text": "The latch leaves frostburns on his fingers but he doesn't feel them.",
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},
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},
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},
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