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[weed] / wid /


NOUN
pot
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In an effort to ameliorate the city’s budget crunch, the Mamdani administration earlier this year also said it would strengthen verification efforts to weed out owners who shouldn’t be getting the primary-residence abatement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The row centres over a mammoth exercise to update electoral rolls nationwide - the commission has said it's a routine exercise to weed out dead, duplicate or ineligible voters.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Consider its waiver, then, not just a warning but an attempt to weed out those who may be offended or triggered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

That sharp slowdown could also have implications for agriculture because morning glory is often considered a troublesome weed by farmers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

All the foliage was neatly trimmed, in bright, beautiful colors, the roads devoid of even one small weed and paved in fancy yellow brick that began down by the waterfront.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Residents trapped there were suffering severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with many resorting to cooking garden weeds to survive.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“For investors that perhaps are not in the weeds of the technology, it’s hard to understand the rationale,” Svanberg said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The story of Renoir’s “Pink and Blue” gets buried in the weeds, stalled by an overload of context.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The details of the deception are a little in the weeds, but Wedgewood ultimately came clean.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

She could heal up a wen on the finger, or straighten a bone with her weeds, but only when she wanted to.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

He weeded out clerical competition and consolidated his rule over a nation of 90 million people as it grew into a regional military and political powerhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The long biotech winter cleaned up the sector: Many biotech companies that went public too early during the COVID-inspired biotech frenzy got weeded out by the sector’s subsequent weakness, Renna says.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025

Patrick McNicholas, who co-counsels cases with the firm, said the lawsuits were weeded out as part of the firm’s vetting process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

We weeded it out a long time ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024

While I weeded, I did come up with a plan of how to start my search.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

These platforms are responsible for weeding out underage users and face hefty fines if they are found to be falling short of their obligations.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

They also spruced up the streets, picking litter, weeding, and painting bins.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

These Image Makers are shedding expectations and weeding out the noise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Fast-spreading pioneer and weeding ferns created extensive fern savannahs.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

“I think it’s time to give up,” I said as Mom and I worked in the garden, weeding and watering.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller


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