seed
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But when hungry men were too weak to work, and no seed was available to plant, she concluded that “the reasonable and large-minded political economist would allow that exigencies require exceptions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Roughly the size of a small seed, the device is injected into the body and positioned close to a specific nerve.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Djokovic beat world number two Alexander Zverev on his way to the Beijing final and was a set and a break up on third seed Daniil Medvedev when the Russian was defaulted from their semi-final.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Palo Alto-based startup Turba Labs raised nearly $52 million in combined seed and Series A financing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Like maybe I’d bit off more of a sunflower seed butter sandwich than I could chew.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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The remarkable display followed months of unusually wet weather, awakening seeds that had been lying dormant beneath the soil.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“The seeds of the future,” one character warns, will “have their way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ukraine, which is a major exporter of corn, wheat, colza, sunflower seeds and vegetable oil, submitted its EU membership bid days after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The seeds for this winter’s labor war had been planted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Perhaps I could use seeds from the pods in the tree as counters.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The Yankees lost 13 fewer games than the AL West champion Houston Astros and 10 fewer games than the AL Central champion Guardians, both seeded ahead of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Sabalenka will next face either American third seed Jessica Pegula or her compatriot Emma Navarro, seeded 26th, as she bids to reach a fourth consecutive US Open final.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
This week, she arrived as the world No. 18, and seeded 17th at the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
There are about 1 million cases a year, according to a 2019 study, and researchers say seeded vegetables like peppers are of particular concern.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The “sickness” comes in the spring, at the time the rice fields are seeded.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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But efforts so far, including cloud seeding and water-bombing, have had limited success.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Batam's water utility had earlier said that it would consider measures like cloud seeding should the water shortage continue.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Not only were the galaxies producing these elements, but they were also dispersing them, possibly seeding other galaxies."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
For another, seeding the idea that they’re close to such breakthroughs can also have the advantageous effect of driving investment in an era where none of these companies have found a path to profitability.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Tea Cake making flower beds in Janie’s yard and seeding the garden for her.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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