sown

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Iran's track record of feeding kernels of truth alongside false information has sown doubt among many critics of the regime inside and outside the country.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The Iranians also had influence mines adapted to the Gulf's shallow waters, which are sown on the seabed and explode when a large ship is detected overhead, he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Yet so much of the media coverage around Kennedy, especially lately, has focused more on his personality and lurid life history rather than the chaos and destruction he has sown.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

Uncertainty about who was in charge was another persistent issue, with more confusion sown by National Guard troops that were deployed to the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

That is, seeds were sown by being thrown in handfuls, resulting in a whole field devoted to a single crop.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond