planting

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The same storm caused a GPS outage during a critical planting time in the Dakotas and northern Minnesota that cost farmers an estimated $1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Despite the findings, the researchers emphasize that people should continue planting flowers to support pollinators.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

They can be found planting trees, pulling weeds, painting flagpoles and picking up cigarette butts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 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

Sheed raised the camera, planting Mr. Flux squarely in the viewfinder while the villain’s attention was on Otto.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles