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sequestration

[see-kwes-trey-shuhn, si-kwes-] / ˌsi kwɛsˈtreɪ ʃən, sɪ kwɛs- /


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More recently, Weyerhaeuser programmed computers to sift through property attributes to identify opportunities for wind and solar power installations and carbon sequestration projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

They help slow climate change by removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in trees, a process known as carbon sequestration.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

The farm also collects quantifiable data for soil carbon sequestration.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Mr McKie said the step of appointing a trustee in sequestration on behalf of Salmond's widow was "very unfortunate" but necessary "to protect her interests and those of creditors".

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Today, all those who have not had the smallpox were removed for inoculation and sequestration in the hospital.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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