weed
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Weingart also sees maintaining healthy soil, with limited weed growth competing for water, as an important way of helping vines cope with extreme heat and drought.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
So don’t weed your garden and pull them out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
As in the Progressive Era, Americans want solutions to weed out government corruption.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
For him and his fellow farmers the agave cactus was just a "stubborn, valueless weed" - planted as fencing to keep wild animals off their crops.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The primrose was more vulgar, a homely pleasant creature who appeared in every cranny like a weed.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
It kills weeds by blocking an enzyme involved in photosynthesis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
In my case, I battled the weeds in my lawn for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
One of the fields used to produce rice for sushi has not been flooded and the weeds are the biggest beneficiaries.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
With the help of the flock, Lily eventually weeds out George’s murderer among the colorful townspeople, but not before “The Sheep Detectives” lands a couple of remarkable gut punches.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
The roof leaked, the carriage horses’ ribs showed, and the flower gardens were overgrown with weeds.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
That requirement has weeded out a lot of bad candidates for our investments.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Khamenei leaves behind no apparent successor, largely by design, as he weeded out clerics that could rival his authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The long biotech winter cleaned up the sector: Many biotech companies that went public too early during the COVID-inspired biotech frenzy got weeded out by the sector’s subsequent weakness, Renna says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Lord Sugar has said wannabe influencers are weeded out during the selection process for The Apprentice, as his team can "smell them a mile off".
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
She weeded the fields carefully with her hoe—chop, chop, chop.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Fast-spreading pioneer and weeding ferns created extensive fern savannahs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
The eight-week programme is being held at the group's field in Sion and involves planting hedges, weeding, watering and studying the concept of sustainability.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Gripp officially retired from the nursery, but he was a frequent helper several times a week, weeding, dividing plants, answering customer questions and regaling them with his orchid-hunting stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Parkanyi vets every submission, weeding out couples who appear rapacious for money, or those who demand a specific type of foreigner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
There was weeding to be done, and she had to fill the hog trough.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
