sow
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The two-year project in partnership with Kew Millennium Seed Bank, aims to collect, store and sow seed from rare and declining grassland species that are found in Cumbria.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
They used their control of Yemeni telecoms systems to listen in on their enemies’ calls and to sow confusion and intimidate their rivals into giving up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Even headlines like “Can We Kill You For Your Organs, Please?” can inadvertently sow significant concern and mistrust among the public and lead to fewer registered donors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Well, God knows you reap what you sow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The sow ate them from her hand, squealing happily.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Wall Street loves an ugly portmanteau, or jamming together of two words in a way that sows confusion, followed closely by dislike.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The result is false information that sows confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
He sows chaos even when he clearly doesn’t mean the things he says.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
They relish conflict, but conflict drives away potential allies, sows chaos, and can often grind the gears of their agenda.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024
Fifty sows with farrows were penned in each, bedded upon the earth, while the boars lay outside—fewer by far, as those well-fatted were for the suitors’ table, fine pork, sent by the swineherd every day.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Now, the billionaire’s son is ready to reap what he sowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It sowed the seed for the idea of a wobble board which could heighten core strength through muscle movement, training the body to learn healthy patterns which promote overall stability.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The American Academy of Pediatrics called the order "historic and welcome," saying in a statement the changes had "sowed chaos and confusion for parents and pediatricians across the country."
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
“Mencho’s name and Mencho’s aura carried a lot of legend, it sowed fear,” Craine said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
People in Paleolithic societies had led the unsettled life of the hunter and food gatherer, reaping where nature sowed and thus at the mercy of forces that they could neither understand nor control.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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The seeds were sown by Australian miners in the 1930s, who introduced the game, one with deep roots in New South Wales and Queensland, to the local population.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Hoover took office in March of 1929, with the seeds of the Great Depression already sown by roaring 20s policy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Mr. Nayler develops these civilizational portrayals in a story skillfully sown with dramatic surprises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
But in about 1989, the seeds of a new Muffler Man era were sown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The field beyond the orchard had already been sown with barley.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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Major job-search platforms say they are focused on what’s phony and sowing mistrust.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
It’s a grim idea, that our hope is in a tool that discourages in-depth reading and a long-shot hypothetical strategy—both of which rely on technology known for sowing confusion.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ms. McTiernan seeds that plot expertly, sowing fresh intrigue with each character she introduces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"In the spring when it was crazy rain, everything was delayed - sowing and planting -because it was just relentless, and then it was almost like an off-switch," added garden and food writer Stephanie Hafferty.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It was sowing season, a time of great joy and solemn sacrifice and prayer.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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