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herbicide

[hur-buh-sahyd, ur-] / ˈhɜr bəˌsaɪd, ˈɜr- /


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The residents soon suspected the funnels contained some kind of herbicide that was slowly killing the tree - a suspicion also shared by arborists who came to examine it.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

As part of its tech push, Deere’s fee-based software allows herbicide sprayers to distinguish weeds from crops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Pesticide and herbicide use is commonplace and these chemicals affect the fitness of bees, causing them to die off.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

My current favorite is a Roundup herbicide spot featuring actor Ed Quinn in the same kind of canvas trucker jacket worn by Pedro Pascal in “The Last of Us.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

I flinch back, not sure why he used every last sample of the deadliest plant in galaxy history to test an herbicide.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Bayer has spent more than $10 billion settling thousands of cases linked to glyphosate-based herbicides since it acquired the US agrichemical group Monsanto, developer of the popular Roundup weedkiller, in 2018.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The company said it would continue to back the safety of its glyphosate-based herbicides and defend its products in any remaining litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Kelley Kokemiller, who has a 6,500-acre farm in central Iowa, said he saves about $75,000 a year on herbicides even after paying the software fee for Deere’s smart sprayer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Flowering plants in pollinator gardens, agricultural fields, and residential landscapes often grow alongside weeds that are controlled with herbicides.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Many chemicals used as pesticides — herbicides as well as insecticides — belong to this group of substances that have the ability to damage the chromosomes, interfere with normal cell division, or cause mutations.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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