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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

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

Weingart also sees maintaining healthy soil, with limited weed growth competing for water, as an important way of helping vines cope with extreme heat and drought.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

So don’t weed your garden and pull them out.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

I’d already found the skeleton weed, spiderwort, and toadflax right where she’d said, but the prickly poppy was nowhere to be found.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

The BBC recently reported on residents there being forced to eat garden weeds to survive.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Indeed, the words "HELP" and "SOS" have been scratched out in the weeds now flourishing on the exposed lake bed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Which weeds are safe to eat and how to boil them has become a topic of discussion on local Telegram messaging chats, along with calls between residents to sell, swap or share pieces of food.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

He’s wading into the weeds by spending time in the field to understand what is, and isn’t, working.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Patches of weeds and bare dirt were spreading across the fields.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

That requirement has weeded out a lot of bad candidates for our investments.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Khamenei leaves behind no apparent successor, largely by design, as he weeded out clerics that could rival his authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 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

They talked about how Nature weeded out the weak and left the hardy to carry on.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

"While historic indoor markets present unique operational challenges, our maintenance teams are actively addressing immediate issues, including external weeding, deep cleaning, and structural upkeep," it continued.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Habiba, who spoke to AFP while busy weeding, is proud to have been farming in Nuristan province for decades.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

She is pushing the county to consider alternatives, including perhaps hand weeding or even grazing goats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

After I ate that little pointed piece of pie and made my wish, I went out front to watch Gus do some weeding in the vegetable garden.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor


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