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nutrients

NOUN
source of nourishment
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Similarly framed pitches went out to golf companies, resulting in free pallets of turf nutrients and, on loan from Toro for a year, “beautiful red riding machines.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Scientists believe they absorbed nutrients directly from the surrounding seawater.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Not all five-a-days are equal, researchers claim, meaning people may not be getting enough important nutrients called flavanols in their diets.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The technique tags the drugs with skeleton keys that open the barrier to everyday nutrients, like iron.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Fire cleared away trees and shrubs, allowing wheat and other grasses to monopolise the sunlight, water and nutrients.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari



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