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herbicide

[hur-buh-sahyd, ur-] / ˈhɜr bəˌsaɪd, ˈɜr- /


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Stopping issues such as herbicide drift, where farmers spray chemicals onto their land and through wind it moves miles away and damages other crops, would be another advantage, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"If someone had truly understood this tree was deeply loved, they probably would not have made the decision to inject herbicide," says Kim Min-joo, who has lived in Buam-dong for more than a decade.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

As part of its tech push, Deere’s fee-based software allows herbicide sprayers to distinguish weeds from crops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

For decades, Roundup was closely associated with glyphosate, the herbicide first registered in the United States in 1974.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

I flinch back, not sure why he used every last sample of the deadliest plant in galaxy history to test an herbicide.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

All of the hospital-derived strains were also highly resistant to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

In March, county Supervisor Katrina Foley told residents the county would halt spraying of herbicides in two creeks near Doheny State Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts expressed openness to Bayer’s argument that federal law is designed to create uniformity in the labeling of herbicides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Some of the “dinitro” compounds are also used as herbicides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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