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If pre-emergent is applied too early, the herbicide may break down before the weed seeds start to germinate, rendering your efforts futile.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
This herbicide is critical to the nation’s security.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Cutting at an angle is a safety hazard, and the herbicide is more likely to drip off of the stump.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
The company already has paid more than $10 billion in verdicts and settlements over the herbicide.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
This herbicide is critical to the nation’s security.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Cutting at an angle is a safety hazard, and the herbicide is more likely to drip off of the stump.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
The company already has paid more than $10 billion in verdicts and settlements over the herbicide.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbicide. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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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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