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[weed] / wid /


NOUN
pot
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The row centres over a mammoth exercise to update electoral rolls nationwide - the commission has said it's a routine exercise to weed out dead, duplicate or ineligible voters.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

LinkedIn says its automated AI systems catch and weed out most scams before members encounter them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

Coach laughs, plucks a weed growing through a crack on the steps.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

You will need to get in the weeds to understand what you will pay for your medications, including running them through the drug-checker tool on Medicare.gov.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Which weeds are safe to eat and how to boil them has become a topic of discussion on local Telegram messaging chats, along with calls between residents to sell, swap or share pieces of food.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It uses high-speed cameras connected to an AI database of weed images to identify the weeds in Kokemiller’s fields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Joseph also was known as an executive who liked to get into the weeds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

On the morning of Miss Myrt’s funeral, we hoed weeds in the field like troopers.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Khamenei leaves behind no apparent successor, largely by design, as he weeded out clerics that could rival his authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

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

The design process also weeded out anything that looked too similar to current antibiotics.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

I was embarrassed to reveal that Granny raked leaves and weeded gardens, afraid of being laughed at.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

The work being done by volunteers includes digging up and weeding out an island in the brook to help the water flow freely again.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

It was the acts of digging, weeding, watching something grow and sharing the abundance with others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

Parkanyi vets every submission, weeding out couples who appear rapacious for money, or those who demand a specific type of foreigner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

Occasionally I have to help, but mostly I watch with detachment as they upend themselves in the mud, digging and weeding, clay stains on the knees of their pants.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


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