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plant

[plant, plahnt] / plænt, plɑnt /


NOUN
factory and its buildings, equipment
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The license renewal from the commission allows the plant to remain running for 20 years, although extending it past 2030 would require additional action from the California Legislature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

This year, the unusually warm weather in March, plant abundance and a healthy amount of prey were early signals to rattlesnakes to begin their activity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

GM supplier Magna is stuck with a plant built to churn out parts for battery-powered pickups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A rare wetland plant is making a return to East Yorkshire to support the nationally scarce swallowtail butterfly.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It was that warmer temperatures all around the world were melting the permafrost in the Arctic, and tiny microbes were feasting on the newly unfrozen plant material in the ground.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz