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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
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as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes
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Recent Examples of plant
John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Clean Up Foliage Remove any damaged or infested parts of your plants.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Contrary to their common indoor placement, poinsettias can be planted outdoors for a shakeup in your outdoor holiday decor.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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Photosynthesis in plants can be disrupted, visibility for aquatic life can be impaired and metal deposits can build up in the organs of the fish that live in the polluted waters.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Clean Up Foliage Remove any damaged or infested parts of your plants.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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Seeds were planted at the bureau's media activation in Paris in January 2023, when the Detroit Pistons hit the City of Lights to play the Chicago Bulls.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Contrary to their common indoor placement, poinsettias can be planted outdoors for a shakeup in your outdoor holiday decor.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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In perhaps the most famous example, Trump and Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn in 2017 announced plans to build a $10 billion electronics factory in Wisconsin and create 13,000 new jobs.David Goldman, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Figure therefore joins Agility Robotics’ robot, Digit, as two of the only humanoid robotics companies on the planet to be putting their robots to work in paying clients’ warehouses and factories.John Koetsier, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Oregon Ducks, Georgia Bulldogs, Boise State Broncos and Arizona State Sun Devils were seeded Nos. 1 through 4 and received first-round byes into the quarterfinals.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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If a team is ranked in the top four but is not a conference champion, it will be seeded fifth and will play in two weeks in the first round of the playoffs.Issy Ronald and Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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And his agent, Scott Boras, generally prefers his clients to establish their values on the open market.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Other details the team confirmed: Special effects veteran Tony Gardner (Zombieland, Hocus Pocus 2, Chucky) has been tapped to establish the zombie look for 2025’s Return of the Living Dead.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Hernandez and the Untold Murders of Bristol will focus on the circumstances in Bristol, Connecticut, that bred a community of dangerous men, including three athletes on the same high school football team — Hernandez, Alex Ryng and Nicholas Brutcher — who all went on to become murderers.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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The campaigns are seasonal because in many malarial regions, malaria-carrying mosquitos only thrive and transmit the disease in certain seasons, often during a summer rainy season where there’s more water for mosquitos to breed in.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
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In the late 19th century, the congregation worshipped in an old mill located at the northeast corner of Preston and Broadway, and then later at Wingfield’s Blacksmith Shop at Ninth Street and Broadway.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
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Its cedar mills, the railroad, and the whisk broom industry were all destroyed by hurricanes.Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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After all, this hotel pioneered room service and invented eggs benedict.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor shared personal memories and professional insights about his grandfather, pioneering Indian filmmaker Raj Kapoor, during a discussion with director Rahul Rawail at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, where Kapoor’s centenary is being celebrated.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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For Michael, that dedication is rooted deeply in his professional journey, from young adult camp infatuation to a fine cooking chapter and rediscovering the rich value of camp life.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Identifying various segment needs can allow retail marketers to identify which levers would be most beneficial for engaging a subset of your audience, rooted specifically in their user journey and stage of brand use.Frank Minervini, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Heretic Physical Release Date Heretic is available now on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD for pre-order (expected to ship in January) via the A24 website, with the 4K Ultra HD edition being exclusive to the A24 shop.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The shop owners are bringing the weekly events back for a fourth consecutive year and are doing so with the help of Old Towne Glendale shops.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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