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as in raking
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement we'll have to get out there and plow and plant both fields before it rains
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as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort plowed determinedly through the weighty tome
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Recent Examples of plowing The family had installed a concrete barrier after a previous crash, a decision that may have prevented the car from plowing directly into their home. —
Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 While much of those duties are typical for his local office — picking up trash, plowing snow and filling potholes — the 34-year-old mayor has leaned on his knack for viral content creation to drive interest and awareness of government programs. —ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Michigan spent most of this season – and all of the NCAA tournament – absolutely plowing through their opponents. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 After Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code to its blockbuster Claude chatbot, netizens swiftly pounced to start plowing through its more than 512,000 lines of code — and have uncovered numerous curiosities sprinkled throughout. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026 The spacecraft is expected to take a steeper angle on its final descent, plowing through the atmosphere faster to minimize the time the heat shield is exposed to the most extreme temperatures. —Denise Chow, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 Aside from billionaire hedge fund founder and environmental activist Tom Steyer, who registered at 10% support after plowing tens of millions of dollars into his campaign, no other Democrat had won support from more than 5% of likely voters, the poll showed. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 While plowing through waist-deep powder in Tahoe, California, two skiers came across a third buried below the surface. —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026 Now imagine a 6-3, 204-pound Spellacy plowing toward you with a top-15 speed. —Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 While much of those duties are typical for his local office — picking up trash, plowing snow and filling potholes — the 34-year-old mayor has leaned on his knack for viral content creation to drive interest and awareness of government programs. —ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Michigan spent most of this season – and all of the NCAA tournament – absolutely plowing through their opponents. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 After Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code to its blockbuster Claude chatbot, netizens swiftly pounced to start plowing through its more than 512,000 lines of code — and have uncovered numerous curiosities sprinkled throughout. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026 The spacecraft is expected to take a steeper angle on its final descent, plowing through the atmosphere faster to minimize the time the heat shield is exposed to the most extreme temperatures. —Denise Chow, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 Aside from billionaire hedge fund founder and environmental activist Tom Steyer, who registered at 10% support after plowing tens of millions of dollars into his campaign, no other Democrat had won support from more than 5% of likely voters, the poll showed. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 While plowing through waist-deep powder in Tahoe, California, two skiers came across a third buried below the surface. —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026 Now imagine a 6-3, 204-pound Spellacy plowing toward you with a top-15 speed. —Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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The wood jambs supporting your front and back entryways can quickly get coated with pollen during springtime, and mowing and raking the lawn kicks up dust and dirt that settles along the frame.— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
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Matt McLain added muscle, is now raking On the one hand, McLain adding a dozen pounds of muscle in the offseason seems like an unambiguously positive development.— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Trump poses as a pro-worker force, but his policies are atrocious for the laboring class.— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Put differently, eliminating tax on overtime reduces the number of hours each day that hourly workers are laboring not for themselves or their families but for the government.— Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Sports franchises also care a great deal about cultivating and retaining repeat fans, particularly season-ticket holders, who provide a steady source of revenue.— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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One garden tip Nielsen recommends when cultivating purple coneflower is to work compost into the soil at least two weeks before transplanting or planting coneflower seeds.— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026
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That leaves firms which relied on cheap, abundant credit during the low-rate era of 2010s and early 2020s more exposed, with weaker companies struggling to roll over debt or exit investments.— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Despite Magic guard Desmond Bane, clearly under the weather, struggling from beyond the arc but still managing to contribute 17 points.— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Everything is going to plan when, just hours after launch, a series of unexplained events engulf Sutherland in mystery and risks destroying everything Mirren’s been striving for.— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Linda is a ball of nervous energy, a blue-collar divorcée, and a woman striving to turn her dysfunctional children into a model family for their New Jersey town.— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, tilling wet soil can do more harm than good by creating dense soil layers and deep ruts.— Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
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Aggressive turning or tilling harms microorganisms, kills beneficial insects and earthworms, increases erosion, removes air pockets, releases carbon into the atmosphere and brings dormant weed seeds to the surface, where conditions are perfect for their growth.— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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King has been working ever since then to bring a Michael Jackson film to theatres, and now only technicalities remained.— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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During her college years, Sophie spent her summers working and gaining experience in television and journalism.— Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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