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patch
noun
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
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So it's a hallowed patch of London for me now.
Robert Lee, also in the oil patch, has been hauling in water by tanker.
You could: Volunteer at your local community garden Plant some bee-friendly plants on your doorstep Club together to turn some disused land into a veg patch Invite your neighbours over for a clothes mending session Start a car-share scheme or make a pledge with your neighbours to cycle or walk to work or school Host a clothes swap in your village hall or community centre Think you can do it?
On one patch of ground in Kathmandu, three children huddled under a blanket.
The wonder of a meteor shower, for instance, is reflected in an arrangement of bright golden leaves that resemble stars in a patch of shadowy woodland.
He, like all responsible adults in this bushfire-prone patch of Australia, knew the official advice for circumstances such as this: stay and fight or go early.
Vilma is a "granger" – a term I coined to describe the "grey anger" of those who won't willingly enter the people farms, who don't want to spend their retirement twiddling thumbs and perennially tapping little white balls into a hole in a patch of cultivated grass.
I remember asking Newham's mayor Sir Robin Wales about Queens Market on his patch, which he had plans to revamp, and complaints that it would become too posh and unaffordable to the local people who used it.
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