as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
the backyard's leafy bushes look nice, but have a tendency to attract deer
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The Shiga toxin infection is often transmitted through contaminated foods, particularly leafy greens and ground beef, as well through as unsafe water, the CDC said.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
There were three listeria outbreaks in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, linked to leafy greens, ice cream and fruit.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Past outbreaks have been linked to leafy greens, sprouts, beef and cheese made from unpasteurized milk.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Studies show that daily intake of leafy greens provide you with nutrients such as fiber and can potentially help maintain blood sugar levels.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
There were three listeria outbreaks in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, linked to leafy greens, ice cream and fruit.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Past outbreaks have been linked to leafy greens, sprouts, beef and cheese made from unpasteurized milk.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Studies show that daily intake of leafy greens provide you with nutrients such as fiber and can potentially help maintain blood sugar levels.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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Created by Tony McNamara, who earned Oscar nominations for his writing work on both The Favourite and Poor Things, The Great offers the same combination of lush costumes and scenery mixed with a biting commentary on the world, and a woman’s place in it.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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He’s best associated with the gleaming, lush sound of jazz and pop in the ’70s and ’80s, as most famously heard on Michael Jackson’s albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The biggest prize for green groups came as voters approved Proposition 4, a statewide bond measure to provide $10 billion to thin forests to reduce wildfire risk, expand parks and open spaces, and boost water recycling, groundwater storage and stream restoration for wildlife.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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This was abundantly clear in our review unit, which has a vibrant green finish.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, her grown child is not wrong for wanting answers today.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Oct. 2024
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Azazel Jacobs’s His Three Daughters begins with a series of dense, almost theatrical monologues, delivered by the three grown children of a dying man.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Using the 16-Inch MacBook Pro: The Most Specialized MacBook Primarily a desktop replacement or workstation, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is surprisingly dense if you’re otherwise used to tossing around a lithe MacBook Air.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Reading this dense yet miraculously seductive book becomes an experience like Hans Castorp’s interlude on the mountain.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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