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plant

[plant, plahnt] / plænt, plɑnt /


NOUN
factory and its buildings, equipment
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Water levels in the Danube have become so low that the river can no longer supply the cooling water needed for Romania’s only nuclear power plant.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The data-center campus will rely on the construction of a 9.2-gigawatt natural-gas plant, which is owned by the U.S. government and financed by Japan under a recent trade deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

A nuclear power plant can provide around 1 GW of energy.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Because these plant foods generally contain fewer calories per gram, participants could continue eating generous portions while taking in less energy overall.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

For example, I know you can’t plant garlic and beans close together, because they need the same nutrients from the soil.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Revenue from power generation remains years away, and when it comes to building nuclear plants, the U.S. is rusty.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Depicted with potted plants, ample relaxation room, and chic luggage storage under Saarinen tulip tables, the people mover, the video promises, “will perhaps be best known for its convenience and its feeling of luxury.”

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

There are "signs of struggle" among the plants and trees near the drying pond, Herd said.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Reconstructing the transition from a world populated almost entirely by microbes to one filled with plants, animals, and fungi could also help scientists understand whether complex life might develop elsewhere in the universe.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

He knew they sprayed a stinky smell to protect themselves, and he knew they were mammals, and he knew they were omnivores because they ate bugs and smaller animals and plants, too.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

His team planted fabricated papers naming the targets in a submerged chest in a Czech lake near the German border before “discovering” them in 1964.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The trust said investments had been made to "boost the diversity" of nature and wildlife in the area and that it had planted new wildflower hay meadows across the site to create homes for wildlife.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Wealthier neighborhoods tend to have better-managed green space, with the leafy parts of trees growing far above lawns or planted flowers.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

They planted three at first and then three more after what Aggrey described as a clamorous campaign.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Dr. Slade kept her hand planted on Ella's shoulder.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

"In Ireland we don't have a hope at all of growing those grapes, but unfortunately people are planting them."

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

"It's an indescribable moment," the 56-year-old lawyer told AFP, planting a kiss on her cat Polux's head after rescuers pulled the animal from the detritus of its owner's apartment.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Project manager, Jane Birch, has been working on more solutions to restore the habitats, like planting hedgerows and making barriers out of wood that trap debris.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Before planting began, Novack took careful measurements across the 3,022 square feet of garden, spanning the front and side yards and backyard.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

After a month of planting, we watch, wait for the crops to grow.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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