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

Microbes break down everything but bones, which are ground into the final compost mix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The stalks have been saved for compost – which Nina says she's considering turned into some kind of furniture.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Stewart opted out of the burial/cremation dichotomy, saying she wanted to become compost.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Most of the shops that bordered the square were shuttered, the autumn Greenmarket packed up hours ago, leaving no more than a towering pile of compost and scattered remnants of produce.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny