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Within a month of Kunkler’s taking charge, the EPA sought to lift restrictions on a problematic herbicide that worked against weeds in the field in which it was applied perfectly well, but also had a nasty tendency of drifting to neighboring farms, killing not weeds but crops.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Chapman's team carefully sawed the vines, dabbed herbicide on the ends, and left them to die.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 19 Nov. 2025
For chemical control use a 3-way herbicide containing 2, 4-D as the main active ingredient to control broadleaf weeds like clover, henbit, and chickweed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the widespread application of pesticides and herbicides, including glyphosate, continues to generate debate among scientists and regulators.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Chapman's team carefully sawed the vines, dabbed herbicide on the ends, and left them to die.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 19 Nov. 2025
For chemical control use a 3-way herbicide containing 2, 4-D as the main active ingredient to control broadleaf weeds like clover, henbit, and chickweed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the widespread application of pesticides and herbicides, including glyphosate, continues to generate debate among scientists and regulators.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbicide. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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herbicide
noun
her·bi·cide
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌsīd 
: a chemical substance used to destroy or stop plant growth
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