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sow the seeds





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“AI hype and exuberant financial markets” could sow the seeds of instability.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

"The main reasons for this are the slow pace of efforts to reshape our business structure from a medium- to long-term perspective, as well as to sow the seeds for future growth," he said.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

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

Mr Kumar now employs about 200 local women who sow the seeds.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2024

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




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