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Just 23 days later, the Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body announced a seismic change in teaching that would, in effect, have given Isaac the religious green light to have the life-saving treatment he had refused.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
I’ve never felt more secondhand embarrassment watching LIV’s fancy roster traipsing the green in outfits that made them look like the staff at a laser-tag warehouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“The stuff we can do with rigs and green screens is amazing, but when you’re in a forest surrounded by orcs it feels like, ‘Oh my God, how did I get this golden ticket?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
In the past few months, it has given the green light to commutations of sentences of life without parole so that they “can be eligible for a parole suitability hearing.”
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
First new … then old … forest green … then maroon … then black.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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"I definitely saw some encouraging signs on the greens today."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Bananas, potatoes, beans, leafy greens, and yogurt are examples of foods that can help increase potassium intake.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
One of the world’s most famous Porsches is a race car painted in a psychedelic swirl of purples and greens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Gone are the vivid blues and warm oranges and greens, crackling against film grain, that did so much heavy lifting for the first film’s leaden plot.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
On the edge of the far field, beyond the pond, they grow wild; field cress looks about like watercress and, mixed with dandelion greens, it makes good green salad.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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So the young leave in search of greener pastures, and those who depart this beautiful, but blighted, land rarely return.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Karen MacCormick from the company says waste incineration is a greener option than landfill because it can also generate electricity.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
"For centuries, Oxford Street has reinvented itself, adapting to changing times and helping shape British culture along the way," he added, saying the move would "revitalise" the road and make the capital "greener".
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Strict European regulations for greener cars and underused factories drained the bottom line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The leaves were all thicker and greener about the edges of the glade, enclosing it with an almost solid wall.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Zookeepers will need to coax every bird, reptile, fish and mammal - from the largest rodents in the world to the greenest katydids - to the weighing scale.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
It ranges from the greenest to the dirtiest, from established technologies to speculative ones, and even includes companies that play tangential roles in the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
I was behind the wheel of the biggest, meanest, greenest, most American street-legal machine in existence.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Despite the greenest possible light, at least one of his 93 NBA field-goal attempts have had to cross Knecht’s “crazy or something like that” threshold, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2024
She had the greenest eyes you’ve ever seen.
From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner
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The persistent heat will dry out vegetation and increase the chance of fires in grass-dominated areas that greened up after the plentiful rains this winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Trees with access to shallow water tables "greened up" during drought, the researchers found, while trees over deeper water tables experienced more foliage browning and tree death.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
Residents began using the newly greened streets as a pedestrian corridor that allowed them to interact more with their neighbors.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 9, 2023
At Fort Young, restorations have strengthened and greened the property, and eco-certification efforts began in earnest this year.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
Week after week, I returned to Iowa, watching through the plane window as the seasons changed, as the earth slowly greened and the soybean and corn crops grew in ruler-straight lines.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Grégoire did not comment, but Béchir Saket Bouderbala, a local assemblyman whose remit includes animal welfare and urban greening, said that city hall supported Paris Dog Week, which was organized by local business owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Florida’s orange production is down 95% since the arrival of a disease called citrus greening, which causes fruit to drop before it is ripe, and leaves it tasting bitter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Similar greening projects are planned or underway at several other schools across Westlake, Koreatown and Pico Union, according to LAUSD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
So experts said countries across the region should further insulate energy systems against more frequent disruptive weather events by diversifying and greening their grids.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Every May brings Atomic Bomb Awareness Month to Camillo Junior High, right after the greening grass and the yellowing forsythia.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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