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herbicide

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


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"When I first heard that a tree next to a museum had been poisoned with herbicide and was dying, I simply couldn't believe it," says activist Choi Jin-woo.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In its most recent quarter, the company exceeded profit expectations after its dicamba herbicide was reapproved for use in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

An additional 15 strains came from feedlots and agricultural soils affected by herbicide use.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

After residents launched a social media campaign demanding Orange County stop spraying herbicide in creeks, officials said they will halt the practice in two waterways.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

He had been ordered out many times on “search and destroy” missions after planes had sprayed the herbicide Agent Orange to kill any vegetation in their path.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

They also tested resistance to pure glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides, which are among the most widely used weedkillers worldwide.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

In March, county Supervisor Katrina Foley told residents the county would halt spraying of herbicides in two creeks near Doheny State Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also defended the move in public, even as he maintained that pesticides and herbicides are “toxic by design.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

I think for a moment what I do know of herbicides, ranging from less toxic solutions like vinegar, salt, and dish soap to something like Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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