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mow

verb as in cut

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They have mowed down the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brewers with ruthless efficiency.

“Roseanne also drives the tractor often, which allows her to mow the lawn. She drives around. She occasionally runs into trees, but just keeps the yard up.”

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“Having grass around a parking lot is not considered functional. If you’re only standing on it to mow it, that generally means it’s nonfunctional.”

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Currently, agencies such as Caltrans often rely on routine mowing to fight the flammable grasses along transportation corridors and in populated areas.

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But no such luck — the adjacent grassy areas managed by the National Park Service obviously hadn’t been mowed in months, yet another reminder of what the regime’s priorities are.

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