seed
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But the Kazakh second seed could rub more salt in Sabalenka's wounds if she can deny the top seed a third successive US Open title in Saturday's showpiece.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Three of top seed Zverev's five matches over the past fortnight have finished past 1am.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
These are two of the most talented players on the men’s tour—Shelton’s the 4th seed in New York; Tiafoe’s 10th—with a level that can vary on occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ridge Biotechnologies, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based precision medicine startup, added $13 million in new seed funding, bringing the total raised by the company to about $38 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Because the sunflower seed butter had plastered the bread to the roof of my mouth and the back of my throat.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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“There is a fine line between knowing history and planting seeds of fear in young students.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Exactly when people first began using betel nut in this way has been difficult to establish because areca seeds rarely survive in the archaeological record.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Garrett said he is also using about 40% less fertilizer an acre since he is planting fewer seeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sometimes the seeds of discontent get planted early, only to sprout with the turn of the seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Nali held her jar of colorful seeds against her hip.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Tiafoe, who is seeded 11th, lost to Fritz in another all-American semi-final and was also eliminated by Alcaraz at the same stage in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
As Cutler bonded with Kushner, he seeded Thrive’s initial $5-million fund with a $1-million investment.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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 civil war has seeded instability across Myanmar, creating fertile ground for organised crime groups running transnational scam operations to set up shop in fortified compounds, according to monitors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The subdivisions proud residents seeded their lawns and planted trees for shade, hosting patio parties and many a club meeting at their homesteads.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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This is an important game for City Section playoff seeding purposes and also provides more evidence of which team will compete for a league title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Fery narrowly missed out on a seeding at the US Open, which are given to the top 32 players, leaving him vulnerable to drawing one of the leading stars in New York.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The techniques vary: either seeding rockets are burned to release a plume of particles, or the saline solution is sprayed directly into the cloud for greater precision.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Viraj Puri, founder and chairman of Gotham Greens, based in Brooklyn, said the company weighed reducing future plantings in its warehouse farms after a steep decline in sales but ultimately opted not to reduce seeding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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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