seedling
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Art provided a release for the young Kusama, whose father, a seedling merchant, was unfaithful to her mother.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Granted, it was only a seed, hardly even a seedling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
This was as a result of feral goats who ate every tree seedling which then prevented the forest from regenerating.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
In both cases, peroxisomes expanded during the seed to seedling stage as expected.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
He picked the best-looking container for his seedling.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Hundreds of survey plots were established and thousands of seedlings were monitored.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
After the tree was felled, seedlings were kept in a secret National Trust centre to help preserve the legacy of the much-photographed landmark.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
A box of seedlings was discovered in the kitchen.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
ArborGen, one of the world’s largest suppliers of loblolly seedlings, said sales volume in the South has dropped more than 20% over its past two fiscal years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The bishop urges Valjean to take the candlesticks to invest as seedlings in a life devoted to good.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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