seed

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Hansen once cited a childhood encounter with a photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon as the seed of his passion for space exploration.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“We want to get the third seed and we want to win a first-round series,” Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Barnard, from Tophill Low, began collecting seed from the handful of milk parsley plants still found at Hornsea Mere in 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Aleph and Fortescue co-led the seed round, with Fortescue exploring options to decarbonize its iron-ore operations by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I placed the little seed in the hole, and we covered it up.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff