feeding
Example Sentences
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By feeding on decaying plant matter, they help recycle nutrients and keep the fragile soil ecosystem functioning.
From Science Daily
At one feeding center, an elderly volunteer told us he spends hours every day scavenging for firewood.
From Salon
Toxins entered a tributary feeding the Kafue, Zambia's longest river and a major source of drinking water.
From Barron's
"From cutting hay to feeding the cattle to maintaining equipment, maintaining staff, feed, everything has gone up," he said.
From Barron's
He learned the ropes early and spent his childhood cleaning grain bins, baling hay and feeding the livestock.
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