herbicide
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A group of residents is demanding answers from Orange County officials about herbicide spraying in waterways.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Perhaps best known as the main ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide, glyphosate is one of the most commonly used methods of handling weeds on farms and elsewhere.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Also included in the order was the same protection to producers of glyphosate, an herbicide used in agricultural production, which relies on phosphorus as a “crucial precursor element” in its manufacturing.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
The possible settlement is part of a broader push to secure closure over the claims, which have weighed on the company since it bought Monsanto, the American-maker of the widely used but controversial herbicide.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
But Americans pronounce the h in herbaceous, herbicide, and herbivore.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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