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weed

[weed] / wid /


NOUN
pot
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Consider its waiver, then, not just a warning but an attempt to weed out those who may be offended or triggered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

That sharp slowdown could also have implications for agriculture because morning glory is often considered a troublesome weed by farmers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

This is a sport that named its bowl games for refrigerators, mufflers and weed eaters, and concludes a current one with the bleak, ritual toasting of an anthropomorphic Pop Tart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Each yank of a weed was like a jab in my heart as I thought about her leaving me behind.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

The details of the deception are a little in the weeds, but Wedgewood ultimately came clean.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

A resident of Launceston, Cornwall, goes above and beyond battling weeds and overgrown pathways free of charge to keep fit and help the community.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

A tiny stream now trickles through the weeds on the lake bed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Mall is still a largely abandoned wreck, with broken planter boxes and weeds at street level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Now the grass around her grave is overgrown and dotted with weeds.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

That requirement has weeded out a lot of bad candidates for our investments.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Eventually, AI holdouts will either get onboard or get weeded out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

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

We weeded it out a long time ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024

Under the stress of intensive chemical spraying the weaker members of the insect populations are being weeded out.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

These Image Makers are shedding expectations and weeding out the noise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

DraftKings and FanDuel, which dominate the sportsbook industry, have faced backlash for weeding out players who win too often and catering heavily to their biggest losers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Fast-spreading pioneer and weeding ferns created extensive fern savannahs.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

"While historic indoor markets present unique operational challenges, our maintenance teams are actively addressing immediate issues, including external weeding, deep cleaning, and structural upkeep," it continued.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

They don’t grow anything, and it is growing things—preparing, planting, weeding, harvesting, storing—that takes time.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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