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The team swept the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 2-0 in the first round, becoming the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed in league history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Carson High, the defending City Section football champion, received the No. 1 seed for the Open Division when the playoff pairings were announced on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Seeded eighth at the 2014 Australian Open, he saw off Djokovic in the quarter-finals before completing an unforeseen triumph against top seed Nadal.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Denver Broncos earned the top seed in the AFC Conference last season but, although they beat Buffalo in the divisional round, the win was overshadowed by a late injury to Bo Nix.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
He figured we didn’t have enough to seed the crops next year or pay interest on the loan from the bank to cover the money he wasn’t able to pay back.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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"I admit that in the fight for democracy we have accomplished nothing, but I believe in sowing seeds and giving them a chance to grow," he told AFP in 2024.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Note: Division I semifinals Monday, Nov. 9 at higher seeds; Open Division finals Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Palisades; Division I finals Thursday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. at Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Green potatoes and rhubarb leaves contain toxic compounds, while tough stalks and seeds may not be suitable for young children.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Through the NGO Afghan Aid, Zikrullah, 35, who supports an extended family of 12 in Badakhshan, received improved wheat seeds and fertiliser.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Each kit has half a paper plate that’s been cut down the middle, plus little black stickers for the seeds and two crayons—one pink, one green.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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For the first time since 2015, neither St. John Bosco nor Mater Dei will be seeded No. 1 for the Division 1 playoffs when pairings are released on Sunday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Having won nine straight, the Yellowjackets are seeded No. 1 in the Southern Section Division 1 draw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Catalyst, a San Francisco-based investment idea research, execution and monitoring platform, was seeded with a $30 million investment led by Sequoia Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
She tuned up the machines, she made fertilizer from old grass clippings and manure, she planned which crops would be seeded in which fields.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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Second place in the Trinity League is on the line, along with a top-four seeding in the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But the scale of the boom—and its expanding reach into more economies—is seeding new worries about the global consequences if the AI mania ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But efforts so far, including cloud seeding and water-bombing, have had limited success.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Essentially, cloud seeding speeds up the natural process of water vapor condensing inside of clouds.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
No tree grew there, only rough grass and many tall plants: stalky and faded hemlocks and wood-parsley, fire-weed seeding into fluffy ashes, and rampant nettles and thistles.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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