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Verb
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However, Horizon still trails Freedom in the FHSAA power rankings that determined seeding for this week’s region quarterfinal matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Pink, purple, yellow, red, orange, green, white Historically used in traditional medicine and now beloved as an essential oil, verbena is also a beautiful self-seeding flower with eye-catching purple blooms.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
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Don’t expect to hear the last of this for a long time, not least because police are looking into video footage that appeared to show a York player planting a left hand on a Rochdale fan amid the pandemonium.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, planting garlic bulbs around the perimeter of your garden can create a protective barrier against deer.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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Instead of drilling blindly, mission planners could target locations where ice lies closest to the surface, providing a clearer picture of its depth and distribution.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Open the new unit and mount it on the wall by drilling holes for the screws and anchors included in the package.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Just last week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced measures to combat burglaries in the Valley, including putting in place extra patrols and using mobile license plate readers in high-risk burglary areas.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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City of Aurora Aurora Water also explained that HOAs cannot prevent residents from putting in xeric landscaping, per a state statute, and Aurora Water is sending letters to HOAs in the city to remind them.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Remember to harden off the seedlings for a week or two before transplanting to avoid transplant shock.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into people, but this is believed to be the first attempt to transplant a pig lung into a human.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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After Fuqua does interesting work sowing seeds of folly amid the star’s glorious rise, the movie gives up and turns to total sanctification.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Plant out the seed potatoes a few weeks prior to sowing bean seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Potting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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