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mow

[moh] / moʊ /
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Local farmer Jacko Thomas rents the field the bus crashed into, and said he counted himself "lucky" as he was due to mow there that day.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

"I just felt bad having to mow in certain areas," Morse said.

From Science Daily May 28, 2026

In exchange, "they don't have to mow as often", to ensure the panels function properly, but also, and more importantly, to comply with bushfire prevention regulations.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

So for now, the robots being rolled out in cities are friendly and low-profile—they mow lawns, clean beaches and guide people through buildings, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

In my mind I heard her say, “Don’t you dare mow this or I’ll tell your father you fired that sniper rifle.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

They mowed it, raked it and planted herbs and wildflowers, a London tribunal heard.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

Adjessom was a student at Davidson High School, and loved ones describe him as a good-natured and generous teen who mowed his neighbors’ lawns on the weekends.

From Slate Oct. 23, 2025

They have mowed down the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brewers with ruthless efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

Tom mowed lawns, washed cars and ran a lemonade stand.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2025

Add which had not been carefully mowed, the string became wound round thistles or tufts of gram, thus checking the hawk and doing damage to its training.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

For the tourists' benefit, Vlkolinec puts on traditional craft demonstrations, from sewing folk costumes and gingerbread decorating to mowing and haymaking.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

"I counsel people to wear hearing protection when they're mowing grass instead of listening to music through earbuds," Price said.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

In Lawn Mowing Simulator players "experience the beauty and detail of mowing the Great British countryside" by running a lawn care business, using "real-world licensed lawnmowers".

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

A kid like me mowing their lawns wouldn’t be much of a threat, I suppose.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

"In the past it was just a field that was mown, whereas now we've got this beautiful landscape with all the seeded grasses," Brooks said.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

A bunker is to the right, but it’s otherwise closely mown turf that allows for options on a recovery shot.

From Washington Times Jun. 10, 2023

Opportunities for subtlety, though few and far between, are mown down with theatrical oomph.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2022

Over the years, he recorded the date of flowering from the mown field as well as a similar grass field that was not mown.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The home did not have the money to check the growth of the wide stretches of grass by having it mown, so it had to be pulled by hand.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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