ditch
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Conran’s herbaceous borders fall away toward a “ha-ha,” an infinity-edge garden with a hidden wall ditch to make the grass appear continuous with the fields beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The move laid bare a strategy that Silicon Valley has been perfecting for years: ditch the tech-sceptics of the traditional press, and build your own media.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Opposition parties have been calling for the government to ditch a hike of fuel duty planned for September.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Our one peek into it comes when Darren phones Evy to pressure her to ditch her mom and come to a party.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
“The toads in the ditch droned on about it for months. Died, then walked away, they said. Went into Deadwood with the white fox.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing ditch
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