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compost

[kom-pohst] / ˈkɒm poʊst /
NOUN
organic fertilizer
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Not only dreams but broken dreams — the compost that can happen when you digest broken dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In 2023, he asked Marcus Schwarz, a forensic scientist at Leipzig university, to analyze the human compost from his process for toxic products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"Ongoing work is focused exclusively on compost, and we seem to be getting the same results," Cease says.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

The stalks have been saved for compost – which Nina says she's considering turned into some kind of furniture.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

People are actually eating lunch before we eat our breakfast, and when it finally comes, Margaret slops it down on our table like she’s serving us compost.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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