green
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One type of green neon has already disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Looking at the rest of Hyde Park and what is one of London's prime green spaces is now mostly brown following consecutive heatwaves since May.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It could also lower the amount of electricity required for renewable energy-powered water electrolysis used to produce green hydrogen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The path also could provide recreational benefits to an area that has some of the most limited access to green space in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then an Elder with a blue apron with pictures of blueberries and green ribbons stepped forward and hugged him.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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For golf courses this means the greens and tees can be irrigated but the fairways cannot.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
A full-page illustration from a 13th-century manuscript is resplendent with lovely reds, greens and blues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The fast-casual salad chain on Thursday cut its outlook for the year, as the U.S.’s largest-ever cyclospora outbreak keeps diners away from lettuce and other uncooked leafy greens.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The side dish is a salad of apples, white beans and greens with a simple vinaigrette.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
But I really longed for a salad and fresh greens.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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A side-by-side comparison shows how much greener the fairways appeared in summer 2025 compared with this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Participants who recycled, used reusable cups and containers, took public transportation, ate greener diets, or cycled to work were no less likely to support wider climate policies and collective action.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
We can at least keep air in the realm of absurdity by fighting for a greener future, which we can still see ahead, even through the smoke.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
But as the geese flew closer, the island’s greener interior came into view.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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It ranges from the greenest to the dirtiest, from established technologies to speculative ones, and even includes companies that play tangential roles in the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
He uses this as an example of us "securing a brighter future for both animals, and us, too" in our unique metropolis - the world's greenest major city.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
In 2007, architect Carl Elefante expressed an idea that has since become a common provocation in the world of architecture: The greenest building is one that’s already built.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2025
Despite the greenest possible light, at least one of his 93 NBA field-goal attempts have had to cross Knecht’s “crazy or something like that” threshold, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2024
“There’s a guy in my first period who’s really cute. He has the greenest eyes and he makes everyone laugh all the time.”
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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Trees with access to shallow water tables "greened up" during drought, the researchers found, while trees over deeper water tables experienced more foliage browning and tree death.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
Residents began using the newly greened streets as a pedestrian corridor that allowed them to interact more with their neighbors.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 9, 2023
And all the snowmelt has brilliantly greened what’s often a dry, brown tinder box by this time of year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
At Fort Young, restorations have strengthened and greened the property, and eco-certification efforts began in earnest this year.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
Week after week, I returned to Iowa, watching through the plane window as the seasons changed, as the earth slowly greened and the soybean and corn crops grew in ruler-straight lines.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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That doesn’t mean cities should avoid urban greening projects.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
So experts said countries across the region should further insulate energy systems against more frequent disruptive weather events by diversifying and greening their grids.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Her priorities have included early education expansion, school greening improvements, literacy through phonics training, protecting immigrant students and focusing more budget resources on the highest-need schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Reeling from a depressed economy, then an explosive greening problem, then hurricanes, they were soon going to the statehouse, desperate for bailout money.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Every May brings Atomic Bomb Awareness Month to Camillo Junior High, right after the greening grass and the yellowing forsythia.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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