germinate
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Jumping straight into a list of major to-dos would leave little time for ideas to germinate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
And getting certification is a rigorous, costly process, as seeds need to be tested in a laboratory for their purity and things like how well they germinate.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025
The problem is, when you remove 6 inches of soil from a yard, you’re likely removing some or all of the top soil, where plants germinate and get the nutrients they need to grow.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
It is filled with bacterial spores that, when exposed to nutrients present in compost, germinate and break down the material at the end of its life cycle.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024
It only takes five days in hot weather for a Kentucky Wonder bean to gather up its vegetable willpower and germinate.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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