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sown

adjective as in planted

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Its first seeds were sown nearly a decade ago, in April 2016, after the inquest verdicts.

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Barley sown in spring is often sold for making whisky, while winter-sown barley is traditionally used for animal feed and sometimes brewing beer.

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"The Israeli entity, which has consistently targeted our stability and sown discord since the fall of the former regime, now seeks once again to turn our sacred land into a theatre of endless chaos."

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And they are often followed by a phrase: and “. . .sown the seeds of his undoing.”

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The efforts by the Trump administration have sown fear on campuses nationwide and led some students to depart.

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