nettle
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But he said not much had happened since because politicians were too afraid to grasp the nettle.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
He said the government would "finally grasp the nettle on social care reform" but that it "would take time" to devise a model fit for the future.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025
In “Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen,” Olson shares dishes like elk chili beans, nettle tortillas, blackberry-braised smoked salmon and nearly a dozen recipes featuring acorns.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024
A: The scientific name for stinging nettle is Urtica dioica.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Look at the concentration in her face, judging the angle, never fudging a shot, taking each nettle with inhuman precision.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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