green
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"Local green spaces are so important to us now," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In the future, researchers could potentially explore these organisms as biological systems for converting gases into useful products, including methane and ammonia, with green hydrogen serving as an energy source.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
I personally think it’s a green flag that he isn’t willing to change a long-standing tradition for someone he met so recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
On Sunday, just outside the fenced-off green space, street vendors were selling everything from African fabrics to soap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“No,” Tansy said, “Alice’s favorite pet is a little green garter snake that lives in her purse.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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
Here’s how one of L.A.’s freshest new restaurants makes grains, greens and veggies sing — and how home cooks can replicate its grain bowls and salads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Down at Pier 57, the Great Wheel pinwheels and flashes through brilliant color patterns: electric violets, neon greens, siren reds.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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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
Participants who recycled, used reusable cups and containers, took public transportation, ate greener diets, or cycled to work were no less likely to support wider climate policies and collective action.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
We can at least keep air in the realm of absurdity by fighting for a greener future, which we can still see ahead, even through the smoke.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
It skipped over hills greener than fresh twenty-dollar bills.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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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
That means the greenest new building is one that’s in the center of town.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 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
With transport making up the bulk of emissions, Ms O'Neill says it's crucial festival organisers work with transport providers to ensure that people travel in the greenest way possible to and from the site.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
I had grown up in the greenest, most beautiful valley on the island.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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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
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
In a randomized controlled trial, our team found that people living near newly greened spaces reported feeling less depressed than those who did not.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
People around greened lots reported feeling less depressed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 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—more than 90% of which is used for juice—is down 95% since the arrival of the disease, called citrus greening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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
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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