plant
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The Thai company’s major 1Q turnaround maintenance and plant upgrade has also led to operational improvements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Japan is haunted by the memory of a massive 9.0-magnitude undersea quake in 2011, which triggered a tsunami that killed or left missing around 18,500 people and wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was first introduced as an ornamental garden plant used primarily in large stately homes, but it subsequently escaped into the wider countryside.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The U.S. currently has only one propellant factory, a World War II-era plant in southern Virginia, and none has been built since the early 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A chair where he used to pile his work clothes has been removed and in its place is a plant stand holding a potted fern.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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They were all for clean energy, many to address climate change, and include investments in new battery plants, upgrades for the electrical grid and initiatives to take carbon out of the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
No immediate abnormalities were recorded at nuclear power plants, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Meta has struck deals paying utilities to bring new natural gas power plants online, including 10 to power its Hyperion data center in Louisiana alone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Micron executives argue the company can help address the memory squeeze by building domestic plants faster and investing more at home, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
A boy eager for the approval of his father, who keeps a sketch pad in his rucksack and draws plants and landscapes by starlight.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Yurok revegetation crews culled invasive weeds and planted nearly half a million native seedlings across 50 species, including redwoods and black cottonwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I hastened my step to my car, not dawdling for a second to check messages once planted in the driver’s seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
She has planted meadows, willows, hedgerows, tussocky grasses and late-flowering crops to give insects food through the summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Kazaryan planted his orchard in 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union when farmland was distributed to private owners.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Magically controlled as he was, Samson planted all four feet in the dirt and leaned back, instantly skidding to a stop.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Despite the findings, the researchers emphasize that people should continue planting flowers to support pollinators.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
The first tree planting action plan for Northern Ireland sets out 10 strategic actions over the next five years.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Along the highway from Ankara airport to the city centre, municipal workers have been planting flowers and installing giant billboards to shield views of dilapidated homes and poorer neighbourhoods.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
“You must be held strictly accountable for your lab’s raw data. If you refuse to manage it, you are actively planting a ticking time bomb under your own career.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Then he rubbed his fingers together, meaning planting stuff cost mad money.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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