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mow

[moh] / moʊ /
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Local farmer Jacko Thomas rents the field the bus crashed into, and said he counted himself "lucky" as he was due to mow there that day.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

"I just felt bad having to mow in certain areas," Morse said.

From Science Daily May 28, 2026

In exchange, "they don't have to mow as often", to ensure the panels function properly, but also, and more importantly, to comply with bushfire prevention regulations.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

We know when it is time to mow the lawn and are annoyed when rain delays us a day or two.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

It used to have a proper lawn that mom would mow every week, with a sandbox at the back and a small vegetable garden along the side where she grew tomatoes and strawberries.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The scent of freshly mowed grass and the sight of rolling fairways will always set a golfer’s heart aflutter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Volunteers who spent hours planting 30,000 bulbs in a Bristol park say they were left in "disbelief" after council workers mowed over them just days later.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

Adjessom was a student at Davidson High School, and loved ones describe him as a good-natured and generous teen who mowed his neighbors’ lawns on the weekends.

From Slate Oct. 23, 2025

Jack Kochanowicz mowed through his first three innings against the Yankees on Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2025

Every other week I mowed the lawn and trimmed, which took all day.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

For the tourists' benefit, Vlkolinec puts on traditional craft demonstrations, from sewing folk costumes and gingerbread decorating to mowing and haymaking.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

"I counsel people to wear hearing protection when they're mowing grass instead of listening to music through earbuds," Price said.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

In Lawn Mowing Simulator players "experience the beauty and detail of mowing the Great British countryside" by running a lawn care business, using "real-world licensed lawnmowers".

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

Here the silhouette in paint of a man mowing a lawn.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

A Scottish cycling charity is backing calls for more responsible use of e-bikes after a cyclist claimed he was mown down by a food delivery driver.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2023

A bunker is to the right, but it’s otherwise closely mown turf that allows for options on a recovery shot.

From Washington Times Jun. 10, 2023

The ninth hole was particularly tough, playing at 492 yards into the wind, with fairways mown toward the tee so balls lose some of the roll into the grain of the grass.

From Seattle Times Mar. 2, 2023

Opportunities for subtlety, though few and far between, are mown down with theatrical oomph.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2022

The air smells of lilac or mown grass or burning leaves, depending on the season.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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