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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
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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
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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
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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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