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sow

[soh] / soʊ /


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Defence lawyers attempted to sow doubt about the prosecution's evidence.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The knock on such megamergers is well-known: They distract management, sow years of organizational chaos, and invite regulatory scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

On Friday morning, Burke’s defense team tried to sow doubt about the conclusiveness of the autopsy conducted in the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Come the spring, volunteers will again be setting their alarms, this time to sow their precious crop.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The sow ate them from her hand, squealing happily.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Wall Street loves an ugly portmanteau, or jamming together of two words in a way that sows confusion, followed closely by dislike.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

When feed costs become unsustainable, farmers may be forced to kill or sell off the breeding cows and sows that represent the future of the food supply.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026

The result is false information that sows confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

He sows chaos even when he clearly doesn’t mean the things he says.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

"What a man sows on his name day, he reaps throughout the year."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Now, the billionaire’s son is ready to reap what he sowed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

After Warren tried a third time, Warsh pivoted, pointing to how the Fed had sowed the seeds of a “huge inflation problem” that year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

It sowed the seed for the idea of a wobble board which could heighten core strength through muscle movement, training the body to learn healthy patterns which promote overall stability.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

The American Academy of Pediatrics called the order "historic and welcome," saying in a statement the changes had "sowed chaos and confusion for parents and pediatricians across the country."

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

Before her it was Werran, whose scream sowed panic in the minds of all who heard it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Data released by the federal agriculture ministry showed farmers had sown summer crops across 18.27 million hectares till 30 June, down from 23.65 million hectares during the same period last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Hoover took office in March of 1929, with the seeds of the Great Depression already sown by roaring 20s policy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Mr. Nayler develops these civilizational portrayals in a story skillfully sown with dramatic surprises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

But in about 1989, the seeds of a new Muffler Man era were sown.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

The full maturing of whatever seeds of malignancy have been sown by these chemicals is yet to come.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Then, as now, sowing took forethought, discipline and attention to detail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Major job-search platforms say they are focused on what’s phony and sowing mistrust.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

It’s a grim idea, that our hope is in a tool that discourages in-depth reading and a long-shot hypothetical strategy—both of which rely on technology known for sowing confusion.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, frightful aftershocks continued to rock the area, sowing terror in a population already reaching the limits of endurance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

We were agrarian, unsophisticated, industrious people, Jews and Christians alike, whose lives revolved around family, our religious calendars, and the seasons of sowing and reaping.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson


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