backyard
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At least nine companies sell pricey pesticide treatments or natural oil sprays for the backyard that are supposed to repel deer, or ticks, sparking an angry debate over whether they also endanger pets and pollinators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
According to the complaint, the incident occurred in December 2020 when Maria went to the home’s backyard to empty a vacuum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“You try to make sure that you’ve got your own backyard covered as well as possible,” Oppenheimer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The backyard features a PebbleTec swimming pool along with a spa and waterfall.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
She put it in a box full of warm towels, and inside the box she placed a little saucer of banana pieces and some dead grubs Ob had dug out of the backyard for it.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
Participating artists not only play on porches and front stoops in the Mission District but also in backyards, parklets, storefronts and district venues.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
If weekend warriors can’t slay zombies on a dystopian battlefield, at least they can massacre dandelions in their backyards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was also seen swimming in a river, and climbing over fences across backyards.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Folded into the cozy slide-show vibe of Magnason’s home videos and the carefully chosen archival footage, the movie plays like a scrapbook portrait in which home just happens to boast the grandest of backyards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Taking a gamble, Jeremy left the sidewalk and began dodging through backyards.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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