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The ranch is nestled in a corner of Nebraska that's home to rolling green hills under sweeping Midwestern skies, the landscape dotted with grain silos and feedlots alongside fields and fields of bovines.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
While making small talk with series star and creator Rob Mac in the event’s green room, Sepinwall casually mentioned he was writing about Rod Serling, creator of “The Twilight Zone.”
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
This is represented by the green line in the above chart.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The new development suspends Microsoft from applying for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. on H-1B visas and later apply to become permanent residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Clare plucked one from the air and examined the face of the old green human staring back.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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The Englishwoman still could not buy a birdie putt on the slow greens but she never gave her opponent a sniff.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Guests worried about greens switched to grains and pitas for a period, Tolivar said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Nitrate is found naturally in many vegetables, especially beetroot and leafy greens such as spinach, rocket, and lettuce.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Another builds rainbow-colored bowls overflowing with blackened chicken, rice, leafy greens, fresh vegetables and other thoughtfully placed garnishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Even though Moss never really prayed, he still replied with an “Amen” before digging into the bowl of greens in front of him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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"We need greener, fairer supply chains that take into account workers' issues and wages."
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
"There are so many brilliant things happening in our communities to make them greener, healthier and more resilient," West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
She is one of a number of Europeans who are moving north in search of cooler weather and greener pastures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But that focus on greener pastures is as persistent as the apparent blood feud between Texas and Tennessee.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
It was a fine morning for hunting, with the air still and the rising sun shining bright on the tall green grass and the greener leaves of the timber.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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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
Rather, it reflects a 21st-century understanding of the environmental movement, one that recognizes that an existing neighborhood is the greenest place for housing to be built.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 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
The organising committee of Paris 2024 has vowed to make it the greenest Games in Olympic history, with half the carbon footprint of London 2012 and Rio 2016.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
I stared about, openmouthed, like the greenest plowboy.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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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
Secrets of photosynthesis have been discovered at atomic level, shedding important new light on this plant super-power that greened the earth more than a billion years ago.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Some research has found that greening projects are contagious: Neighbors of greened lots start taking better care of their own yards.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 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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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
About a decade ago, with greening pushing him toward bankruptcy, Rucks began diversifying: blueberries, bamboo, ornamental plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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
Her priorities have included early education expansion, school greening improvements, literacy through phonics training, protecting immigrant students and focusing more budget resources on the highest-need schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Cotton grew in the field that bounded the railroad tracks and the air was laden with the opulent smells of greening crops and leafy forests.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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