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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
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as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes
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Recent Examples of plant
Jessica Jordan, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The researchers found the gene by crossing grapefruit and mandarin orange, then examining the genetics of the resulting plants.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
But the hardest game, the one that planted the seeds for this run to the title game, was Week 3 against Purdue — a 66-7 win.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Stewart, meanwhile, already has a number of plants carrying her name including a begonia, a daffodil and an orchid.
—Jessica Jordan, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The researchers found the gene by crossing grapefruit and mandarin orange, then examining the genetics of the resulting plants.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Those early wanderings planted a seed deep in Evans’ soul.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
But the hardest game, the one that planted the seeds for this run to the title game, was Week 3 against Purdue — a 66-7 win.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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The deals amount to one of the biggest commitments ever made by the department’s Loan Programs Office, which under President Biden has already doled out tens of billions of dollars for battery factories and other low-carbon energy projects.—
Brad Plumer,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Polestar was laser-focused on the US market with the Polestar 3, a three-row SUV manufactured at its factory in South Carolina in order to qualify for generous incentives under the Biden administration.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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Mayfield’s Bucs, seeded No. 3, host Washington at 8 p.m. Sunday in a first-round NFL playoff game.—
Charlotte Observer,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2025
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Houston, seeded No. 4, had zero problem eliminating the Chargers with a second-half blitz that L.A. saw coming, but still couldn’t combat.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Corporations and unions may establish a political action committee (PAC) for express advocacy or electioneering communications purposes.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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As of July 1, 2024, California Senate Bill 553 requires employers to establish, implement, and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan, said Kate O’Hara, an advocate for low-wage workers, but not all have done so.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Another provision seeks to minimize harvest of breeding pairs in Wisconsin.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
17 Jan. 2025
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Certain dogs, particularly those bred for hunting or herding, are more likely to chase.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The 147,000 square-foot space — a turn-of-the-century textile mill involved in the manufacturing of the first Spanx shapewear — was originally owned by Highland Park Manufacturing Company.—
Jessica Swannie,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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For these costumes, Lovaas sourced from mills in the American South but also in the U.K.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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Armored vehicles and National Guard personnel block the entrances to still-smoldering neighborhoods, some pioneered decades ago by Black residents redlined out of areas nearby.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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The venue and Tao Group’s Tao Beach at The Venetian pioneered the Las Vegas day club scene.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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Blooming consumes a lot of the plant’s energy and cuttings taken from flowering plants are generally harder to root.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
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And so there's a concern about rooting our community of those individuals and thus far in California, local government agencies are not allowed to assist in that effort.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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For a growing segment of wine lovers today, the allure of wine isn’t the exclusivity or specificity outlined by traditional hierarchies or classifications, explains Oscar Salinas, co-owner of Los Naturales, a natural wine bar and bottle shop in Chicago.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appétit,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hours after attending President Trump’s inauguration, Harris and former second gentleman Doug Emhoff landed at Burbank Airport and headed to a former auto repair shop in Altadena.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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