compost
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Not only dreams but broken dreams — the compost that can happen when you digest broken dreams.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
An average-size adult yields about 200 pounds of compost from Meine Erde’s method, which uses less water, Metz said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
"Ongoing work is focused exclusively on compost, and we seem to be getting the same results," Cease says.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
Shannon also feared that the sheer quantity of flowers and the gases they were emitting could create a compost fire, so volunteers had to monitor temperatures carefully and brought in fans.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
“Tha’ was...tha’ was...beau’iful!” howled Hagrid, and he collapsed onto the compost heap, crying harder than ever.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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