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green

[green] / grin /




ADJECTIVE
referring to practices or policies that do not negatively affect the environment
Synonyms
NOUN
square or park in center of town
Synonyms


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Last year, Netflix flew the 77-year-old from his home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to Brisbane, Australia, where he once again donned a green wig and overalls for the TV competition Wonka's The Golden Ticket.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

“And he saw a lot of green from the other two players, and he saw some green and some red on his side. So it kind of hit home with him.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

China wants most of its data centres to be fuelled by green energy by 2030 - but some of its grid is still fed by coal power.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

On Monday, the six other Magnificent Seven names also finished in the green.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Then an Elder with a blue apron with pictures of blueberries and green ribbons stepped forward and hugged him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

When she learned a colleague could not tell the reds from the greens in a presentation, she stepped in with a colorblind-friendly palette.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 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

Instead of cooking the pasta separately, Meghan puts it directly on top of tomatoes with some lemon zest and greens, then pours boiling water over the whole mixture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The company also supplies private-label and store-brand packaged salad greens and kits for numerous major retailers from Whole Foods to Kroger to Aldi.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

“It won’t have any seasoning or greens or anything.”

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

No matter how many commitments data-center operators make to safer, quieter, greener innovations, recent history has convinced many communities not to trust any of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

"Being a woman, I do have that bit of emotional attachment as well to the fact that I would like to see greener spaces and stronger communities."

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Programs that encourage employees or customers to adopt greener habits do not appear to weaken support for broader climate 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

Starting from the sandy southern point, the island grew wider and greener and hillier until it finally jutted up into the rocky cone of the mountain.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

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

"Edinburgh is the UK's greenest city, with almost half of the city being classed as green space and more trees per person than any other city in the UK," he added.

From BBC Nov. 11, 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

“The color brings out your eyes. Not that they need it. They’re the greenest thing I’ve seen today. Like a piece of spring.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

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

Often, that's good news—the events have ended droughts, refilled reservoirs, and greened rolling hills.

From National Geographic Jan. 25, 2024

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

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

The other puts a harmless virus into trees to help them resist the citrus greening.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Since the onset of the greening crisis, soaring prices for not-from-concentrate juice and competition from other beverages—particularly at breakfast—have driven down orange-juice consumption by more than half.

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

I did not return to the merry-go-round until the snow was gone and the grass was greening among the stumps.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli




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