sow the seeds of
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Economists hope some of this capital will go into research and development, juicing Germany’s productivity growth and seeding startups and new exports—just as U.S. government money helped to sow the seeds of Silicon Valley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
What's more, the impact of higher long-term rates may soon sow the seeds of lower short-term ones to partly offset.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2023
Today we must squarely face those who would sow the seeds of fear, and who seek to exploit "Selective Outrage," to borrow the title of Rock's special, in order to manipulate us.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2023
“There is no reason to give the defense anything to work with that can sow the seeds of reasonable doubt,” Weinstein said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2021
Latrines are merely one of the many places where we accidentally sow the seeds of wild plants that we eat.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
