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weed

[weed] / wid /


NOUN
pot
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One method -- termed "moving mountains" -- was described in 2015 by China's top industry and technology regulator as "first cutting down trees, then clearing weeds and finally stripping away the topsoil, causing irreparable damage".

From Barron's

He said he’d like to give supervisors greater authority to quickly weed out complaints that “are demonstrably false on their face” based on body camera footage and other evidence.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now there were charred trees, excavators and weeds sprouting from cracked foundations where multimillion-dollar homes once stood.

From Los Angeles Times

Informed’s agentic-AI software has been used by large lenders such as JPMorgan Chase’s Chase Auto group, GM Financial, Ally Financial and Capital One to vet borrowers and weed out fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal

Parkanyi vets every submission, weeding out couples who appear rapacious for money, or those who demand a specific type of foreigner.

From The Wall Street Journal